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]

EU delivers record sanctions blow to Russia as Trump tests Western unity 13/10/2026 | Caterina Tani While Trump’s energy deal with Putin shakes transatlantic unity on Ukraine, the EU is tightening the screws on the Kremlin. Meeting in Luxembourg, EU foreign… [read more]

KAI Completes First FA-50 Formation Flight with Unmanned Aircraft 13/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed the first formation flight between an FA-50 light combat aircraft and its AAP (Multi-Purpose Aircraft) unmanned platform. According to… [read more]

US moves toward the creation of an “Autonomous Warfare Command” 12/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice In his State of the Force address, delivered at Quantico, Virginia, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the creation of the Autonomous Warfare Command,… [read more]

Latvia receives its first HUNTER IFV and Patria breaks ground on new factory 12/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On October 7, at the Valmiera Industrial and Export Park, Latvia’s National Armed Forces celebrated the delivery of the first completed HUNTER infantry fighting vehicle… [read more]

GCAP: Edgewing’s Italian site inaugurated in Turin. 3 production lines expected 09/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Carolina Paizs On October 9, the Italian operational headquarters of Edgewing was inaugurated in Turin, at Leonardo’s facility. Edgewing is the equal-share Joint Venture between BAE Systems,… [read more]

Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches 7th TAIGEI-class submarine 09/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the 7th TAIGEI-class submarine, named SHOGEI, at its Kobe Shipyard on 8 October. The 3,000-ton diesel-electric submarines are being built… [read more]

Naval “dronization” according to French industry: a live demonstration 09/10/2026 | Eugenio Po (Reporting from France) On October 7-8, 2026, France’s naval drone industry staged back-to-back demonstrations for a select group of defense journalists as part of the Euronaval Press Tour,… [read more]

Yemen: the Houthis' operations on Taiz and their response to the government's coastal offensive 07/10/2026 | Luca Bruzzone The city of Taiz and Yemen's western coast have returned to be the centre of gravity of the war between the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)… [read more]

ELT Group keeps growing and looks to partnerships and new opportunities, CEO Domitilla Benigni says 07/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi At side of the 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium in Venice, FW MAG met with Domitilla Benigni, CEO of ELT Group, to discuss the priorities and… [read more]

Yemen: the surge of Houthi FPV drones 07/10/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA In recent operations in the Taiz sector and the coastal area of Duhbab, the Houthis have stepped up the tactical use of First-Person View (FPV)… [read more]

Belgium eyes FREMM EVO for new frigates 07/10/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè The Belgian-Dutch Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) programme, nominally intended to deliver up to 7 new-generation frigates — 4 for the Royal Netherlands Navy and 3… [read more]

Venice hosts 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium: hyper-competition in focus 06/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The 15th edition of the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium (T-RSS), the biennial international maritime forum, opened this morning at the Italian Navy's Arsenale in Venice, historic… [read more]

The Argentine Navy's new ambitions 06/10/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè After announcements — some quite recent — about the possible purchase of second-hand submarines and frigates, the Argentine admiralty has raised the bar, prioritizing quality… [read more]

Unmanned Cessna SKYCOURIER for US Pacific resupply 06/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Textron Aviation and autonomy software company Merlin (commonly known as Merlin Labs) have unveiled an uncrewed cargo aircraft concept aimed at sustaining forces spread across… [read more]

DAN-T: Russia expands its low-cost strike options in Ukraine 05/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent weeks, Russian forces have fielded a new low-cost weapon to strike targets in Ukraine: the DAN-T mini cruise missile. The weapon was also… [read more]

Lithuania begins building its Leopard 2A8 assembly and repair plant 05/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Construction of a dedicate LEOPARD 2A8 tank assembly and repair plant officially began in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone in Lithuania on October 1st. The… [read more]

USAF urgently seeks medium-caliber automatic weapons for base air defense 01/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Following a series of Iranian and Houthi-linked attacks against bases and infrastructure of the US-led coalition in the Middle East, the U.S. Air Force (USAF)… [read more]