France, 4 new SAMP/T NG batteries for the Armée de l’Air 28/10/2026 | Luca Bruzzone France is strengthening the ground-based component of its air and missile defence with a new order for 4 SAMP/T NG batteries. The contract, awarded to… [read more]

Norway progresses plans for the multi-national procurement of new Standardized Vessels 28/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Norway’s Defence Materiel Agency signaled to industry on 20 October its current plan for the procurement of the “Standardized Vessels” for the Navy (and Coast… [read more]

REFURBOT, turning old tanks into UGVs 27/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli At the National Day of the Infantry (Journées Nationales de l’Infanterie), held in Draguignan on October 14 and 15, the French Army has showcased the… [read more]

The Gulf edges back towards War 27/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi While Israel votes today in what amounts to a referendum on Bibi — one that could end in a dead heat — instability in the… [read more]

USAF eyes air-to-air role for its bomber fleet 26/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The latest USAF report to Congress about the fighter fleet strength needed by 2035 contains a line confirming that the Service is actively considering an… [read more]

Russia’s new low-cost cruise missile FILIN 26/10/2026 | Luca Bruzzone Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) has released new information on the Russian cruise missile FILIN, a long-range, low-cost strike system which, according to Kyiv,… [read more]

USAF conducts first in-flight CCA control test from an F-22 23/10/2026 | Andrea Mottola On October 5, in the training range of Edwards Air Force Base, a pilot of an F-22 RAPTOR air superiority fighter of the USAF controlled… [read more]

Modernizing the Italian Army's armored fleet: first contract for I-MBT, plus 30 LYNX IFV 22/10/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA The Italian Army’s heavy armor renewal has moved forward on two fronts in October 2026. The 50:50 joint venture Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) has… [read more]

AUSA 2026: Protecting ground troops from aerial threats 21/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington DC) Drones, loitering munitions, and one-way attack drones. The sky is now full of aerial threats that ground forces need to be protected from. At the… [read more]

F-35C starts compatibility trials aboard carrier JOHN F. KENNEDY 21/10/2026 | Michele Cosentino On October 13, 2026, off the US Atlantic coast, integration trials began for the F-35C LIGHTNING II aboard the new carrier JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN-79),… [read more]

Chinese Navy builds motherships for Extra-Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles 20/10/2026 | Massimo Annati Satellite imagery has revealed a new unit under construction at the HUDONG-ZHONGHUA shipyard in Changxing, Shanghai, where amphibious ships and frigates for the Chinese Navy… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils PAC-3 EDGE interceptor 19/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Lockheed Martin unveiled PAC-3 EDGE, a new interceptor intended to counter hypersonic and other advanced missile threats. Derived from the combat-proven PATRIOT PAC-3 MSE, the… [read more]

Equipping the Expeditionary Force of tomorrow 16/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) Expeditionary forces require very specific equipment: it must be easy to transport, often in a container that can be airdropped by parachute from a C-130… [read more]

USMC deploys NMESIS and MADIS near Taiwan 16/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice During exercise KEEN SWORD, the largest biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Japan (scheduled from October 19 to 29), the Marines will… [read more]

At AUSA, the US Army’s M-8 rifle debuts: a commentary 15/10/2026 | Eugenio Po During the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), held on October 12-14, Sig Sauer unveiled the new M-8 rifle… [read more]

First flight test for the AHM-4 Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) 15/10/2026 | Francesco Bossi Between late September and early October, the US Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) conducted the first flight test of the… [read more]

Houthis intensify attacks on Saudi airports 14/10/2026 | Luca Bruzzone The military campaign waged by the Houthis against Saudi airports saw a significant escalation in the first half of October 2026, in parallel with the… [read more]

Beijing opens in Laos its third overseas military base 14/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice China’s Ministry of National Defense has announced the activation of a new China-Laos Joint Support and Training Center and a Friendship Aviation Academy at Ban… [read more]

AUSA 2026: The Ukrainian Pavilion 14/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington DC) For the first time, Ukrainian defense companies had an entire pavilion at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition in Washington, DC, on… [read more]

The Dismounted Soldier of the Future 13/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) At the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition, the Defense industry showcased new equipment to protect tomorrow’s soldier. In a more integrated and… [read more]