Exclusive Interview with Rear Admiral (Ret.) Guillaume Merveilleux du Vignaux, Commissioner General of Euronaval 29/10/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone In an exclusive interview published in Future Warfare Magazine 6/2026, Rear Admiral (Ret.) Guillaume Merveilleux du Vignaux, Commissioner General of Euronaval, examines the forces reshaping… [read more]

Domestic production of BAE Systems BvS10 ATV commences in India 29/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and BAE Systems have commenced production of the of the BvS10 Sindhu Articulated All-Terrain Vehicle (AATV) for the Indian Army at… [read more]

Euronaval 2026: French naval shipbuilding aims at sovereignty across the value chain 28/10/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone France’s naval strength rests more on industrial breadth than on fleet size. The country’s shipbuilding sector can design, build, arm and sustain platforms ranging from… [read more]

Euronaval 2026 and naval shipbuilding: rearmament meets the industrial test 28/10/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Global naval shipbuilding is expanding as governments prepare for harder-fought wars at sea, protect maritime trade and seek greater industrial independence. Investment is shifting towards… [read more]

Japan accelerates unmanned systems capability 22/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Japan is seeking to expand its use of unmanned systems across the air, maritime and land domains, with its Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) FY2027 budget… [read more]

All planned components for the first W80-4 nuclear warhead completed ahead of schedule 09/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has completed all components for the W80-4 nuclear warhead planned for fiscal year (FY) 2026, many of them months… [read more]

Germany announces plans for its first independent “drone regiment”, to form in 2027 08/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on October 2 that the German Army will set up a first independent drone regiment next year, assigned to the… [read more]

France validates M51.3 strategic missile in first submarine launch 06/10/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone France has carried out the first launch of an M51 strategic ballistic missile in its new M51.3 configuration, firing the unarmed round on 6 October… [read more]

The US Navy has established a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) 02/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) officially established the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) on September… [read more]

EU: Brussels discusses mechanism to counter hybrid threats 28/09/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) As hybrid threats multiply across Europe, EU defence ministers are intensifying efforts to coordinate a collective response. On 28 September, they opened talks to align… [read more]

General Dynamics Land Systems UK and ARX Robotics UK together to give AJAX a “wingman” UGV 25/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli At DVD 2026, General Dynamics Land Systems-United Kingdom (GDLS-UK) and ARX Robotics have launched a new collaboration to jointly explore the development of future crewed-uncrewed… [read more]

The requirements and future of US Africa Command 15/09/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) Several discussions about US Africa Command (AFRICOM) were held at the recently concluded Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC, along with… [read more]

Indian Air Force eyes longer-range air combat capability 11/09/2026 | Atul Chandra According to ANI, India's Ministry of Defence is reportedly considering a proposal to integrate the Russian RVV-BD very-long-range beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) with the Indian… [read more]

European HYDEF initiative for an anti-hypersonic interceptor missile reports progress 08/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli A session hosted at DIEHL’s facilities on 25-26 August 2026 has brought about the final technical milestone for the European HYDEF programme, successfully concluding the… [read more]

New STARLINK V5 terminals in Ukraine? 04/09/2026 | Francesco Bossi According to reports circulating on social media and in local press sources, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have reportedly begun using the new STARLINK V5 satellite… [read more]

Saab’s A3: Sweden’s CCA programme moves from concept to roadmap 26/08/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Saab’s unveiling of its A3 high-end autonomous collaborative platform at the Swedish Air Force’s centenary air show reveals an already funded Swedish demonstrator sequence, with… [read more]

South Korea approves K2 MBTs upgrade and HAESEONG-II development 21/08/2026 | Atul Chandra South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved two key modernisation programmes to upgrade the Republic of Korea Army’s (ROKA) K2 Main Battle Tanks… [read more]

Development and prototyping phase is now a go for the Netherlands’s embarked ASW USV 14/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On July 29, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence’s Materiel and IT Command authorized the start of the design phase for a new 12-metre Uncrewed Surface… [read more]

The ESSOR-MIDS Programme for the future connectivity of European fighters moves to Stage 2 03/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On 28 July in Bonn, OCCAR and the industry partners had a “kick-off meeting” to launch Stage 2 of the EMIDS project, or more precisely… [read more]

Belgium looking for frigate alternatives as the ASWF program with the Netherlands accumulates delays and cost growth 27/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Speaking to VTM Nieuws, the daily news broadcasts on the Flemish television network VTM on July 19, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken was scathing about… [read more]