Navantia accelerates international expansion and UK industrial consolidation 28/01/2026 | Braid Archer January marked an intense month for Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia, showcasing the company's dual-track strategy of consolidating its British operations while aggressively pursuing new European… [read more]

Kongsberg starts building new missile factory in Toano, Virginia 28/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace, Inc held a groundbreaking ceremony in Toano, James City County, Virginia, to celebrate the beginning of construction for its first US-based… [read more]

Kongsberg Maritime targets centre stage in Norway’s next-generation naval fleet 26/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone As Norway reshapes its naval and coastguard forces, Kongsberg Maritime is positioning itself to sit at the heart of the Royal Norwegian Navy’s future surface… [read more]

Qatar reinforces defence sovereignty with strategic partnerships at DIMDEX 2026 21/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Qatar leveraged the opening days of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026) to formalize two strategic partnerships that underscore the Gulf… [read more]

Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies partner to bring small C-UAS interceptors to sea 14/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop a new and affordable air defence system to increase the protection of… [read more]

Market urgency and technological imperatives drive partnership between EDGE and Indra 14/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone During a ceremony held at Spain's Ministry of Defence on 13 January 2026, UAE-based EDGE Group and Spain's Indra Group formalised an agreement to establish… [read more]

Taiwan releases its 2025 National Defense Report 17/12/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) has released its 18th National Defense Report (2025), published in accordance with Article 30 of the National Defense Act.… [read more]

ASD annual conference: Europe’s defence awakening between momentum and fragility 12/12/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Europe has woken up on defence - but it still has a long way to go. At last week’s ASD conference in Brussels, panelists agreed:… [read more]

UK and Norway formalize further agreements in their Defence collaboration 11/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre’s  visit to the UK on December 4 marked the signing of the expanded Defence deal between the two Countries, which was… [read more]

Embraer and PGZ sign strategic accord: Poland as key KC-390 Hub? 04/12/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone On 2 December in Warsaw, Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer and Poland's state-owned defence conglomerate Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa signed five Memoranda of Understanding establishing an extensive… [read more]

NATO abandons plans for the purchase of 6 E-7 WEDGETAIL 21/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 13 November, the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands posted on its website the announcement that “together with a number of partner countries”, it… [read more]

South Korea targets export success with advanced KSS-III Batch II submarines 03/11/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) newest diesel-electric submarine (SSK), JANG YEONGSIL (SS-087)  -  the first of the KSS-III Batch II (JANG BOGO III Batch… [read more]

Netherlands joins USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program 21/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Dutch State Secretary Gijs Tuinman signed a Letter of Intent in Washington on October 16, formalizing his Country's entry into the USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft… [read more]

Rheinmetall speeds up production of loitering munitions on its Italian sites 09/10/2025 | Eugenio Po Rheinmetall has announced that it has increased its production of HERO loitering munitions, systems that the German company manufactures as part of a collaboration with… [read more]

Arquus substantiates Franco-German military partnership with ZETROS 08/10/2025 | Editorial Team As anticipated by FW MAG a few months ago, French defence specialist Arquus has made an official joint announcement with German truck manufacturer Daimler Truck… [read more]

GRIPEN to Ukraine: initial confirmations and some considerations 01/10/2025 | Andrea Mottola In recent days, in an interview published by the BBC, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister, General Ivan Havryliuk, declared that he expects the acquisition of JAS-39… [read more]

Honeywell enters the C-UAS technology market with successful demonstrations 30/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Honeywell has successfully demonstrated its Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system in recent military exercises, showcasing advanced capabilities to detect and neutralize… [read more]

Rheinmetall strengthens European defence base with €275 million Latvian ammunition facility 26/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Rheinmetall AG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Latvia to establish a €275 million artillery ammunition production facility, marking another significant expansion of… [read more]

Thales and BAE sign a MoU for collaborating for the SSN-AUKUS sonar fit 25/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, BAE Systems and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reaffirm their collaboration in the field of submarine sonars. BAE, as Prime… [read more]

METLEN advances European defence autonomy with defence plant investment 04/09/2025 | Editorial Team METLEN Energy & Metals has approved a €50 million investment for its fourth defence equipment manufacturing facility in Volos, Greece, marking another significant step in… [read more]