SAS 2026: BlackSea Tech unveils new COMET USV 24/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) At the Sea Air Space expo in Washington, D.C., BlackSea Technologies unveiled its new COMET Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV). Additionally, the company showcased Gen II of… [read more]

CERTO AEROSPACE demonstrates its CAPSTONE uncrewed helicopter for ASW missions 23/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli CERTO Aerospace, an innovative UK startup opened by British Armed Forces veterans, has successfully demonstrated its CAPSTONE uncrewed rotorcraft in the ASW role at an… [read more]

SAS 2026: LEONIDAS HPM C-UxS system has successful tests 22/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) Epirus, the producer of LEONIDAS, a high-power microwave (HPM) counter-uncrewed system (C-UxS) platform, is advancing across multiple fronts in 2026. Besides integrating its LEONIDAS HPM… [read more]

SAS 2026: Saildrone unveils new SPECTRE USV 21/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) At the Sea Air Space (SAS) expo outside Washington, DC, Saildrone unveiled the design of its brand-new SPECTRE uncrewed surface vessel (USV). FW MAG attended… [read more]

Anduril and Palantir reported to be leading on GOLDEN DOME software 31/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Anduril and Palantir are among 9 companies that have seen contract awards for the GOLDEN DOME missile defence mega-project. Their roles, it is now being… [read more]

SCATA and Texelis anticipate agile, armed, affordable vehicle for European battlefield mobility 25/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone SCATA’s new Mk1 is emerging as one of Eurosatory 2026’s indicators of where European land mobility is heading: medium weight, affordable 4×4 platforms optimised to… [read more]

Airbus says “europeanized” XQ-58 VALKYRIE CCAs will fly within this year 25/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Airbus and Kratos first announced their teaming agreement in July 2025. The European company saw cooperation with the American Kratos as the best way to… [read more]

Sea mines reloaded - Iran, TURSO, MALAMAN, MURENA, and the future of naval ambush 18/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Sea mines have moved from a niche Cold War concern to the centre of global headlines, as Iran could weaponise them to shut the Strait… [read more]

Clearing the chokepoints: conversation on sea mines with underwater technologies specialist RTsys 17/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Maritime security in strategic chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz has once again become a central concern for global trade and naval planners alike.… [read more]

One step closer to autonomous C-130Js as Merlin Labs completes Preliminary Design Review 12/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Merlin Labs announced that it has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its C-130J autonomy solution, developed in a program with and for the… [read more]

Helsing’s HX 2 simulator at Enforce Tac - Training for algorithmic war 11/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Helsing’s presence at Enforce Tac 2026 placed the company’s AI enabled systems in a setting that traditionally focuses on law enforcement and internal security users.… [read more]

JFS-M: Germany’s new power play in European deep fires 02/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone MBDA Deutschland’s Joint Fire Support Missile (JFS-M) is emerging as one of the most significant indicators of Berlin’s desire to carve out an autonomous long… [read more]

From Karlskrona with code: Sweden’s Autonomous Ocean Drone emerges 05/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Saab is using NavyTech & Seabed Defence event in Gothenburg to quietly lift the veil on its Autonomous Ocean Drone, a large uncrewed undersea vehicle… [read more]

With Project GOSHAWK, the UK looks at a new low-cost interceptor for drones and low-altitude threats 04/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli While the UK has joined forces with Ukraine, co-developing an anti-drone interceptor under Project OCTOPUS and committing to producing “a thousand a month” or more,… [read more]

Lighter, more mobile: Northrop Grumman charts IBCS evolution 03/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Northrop Grumman's Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) is undergoing a fundamental transformation, already. What began as the US Army's programme of record for Integrated Air… [read more]

Modular sonar architectures: DSIT charts new path for scalable UUV deployment 30/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Israeli company DSIT Solutions has completed a strategic evolution from protecting harbours against underwater intrusion to equipping unmanned platforms with submarine-hunting capabilities. The January 2026… [read more]

Hanwha will integrate the US 58-calibre 155 mm ordnance into the K9 self propelled howitzer 26/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) has assigned the US branch of South Korea’s Hanwha (Hanwha Defense USA) a Cooperative Research… [read more]

Omnisys pushes proactive counter drone mission planning with its BRO C-UAS 26/01/2026 | Editorial Team Israeli defence technology company Omnisys is sharpening its focus on the fast evolving counter UAS domain with the launch of an upgraded BRO C UAS… [read more]

Fewer buoys, wider coverage: MCAPS signals a tactical transformation for the US Navy 09/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone A new medium-frequency sonobuoy now emerging from Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC) and Thales promises to change how air and maritime forces hunt submarines. The Medium-Frequency… [read more]

Rheinmetall and MBDA formalise laser joint venture to meet German Naval C-UAS requirement 06/01/2026 | Editorial Team Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany confirmed on 5 January that they will form a new private limited company (GmbH) in the first quarter of 2026, combining… [read more]