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Italy drops drone program, instead buying Piaggio aircraft
However, a contract is missing — one the government said in 2019 it would award to Piaggio Aerospace.
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Italy funds arming of its Reaper drones
Italy has announced plans to arm its Reaper drones, six years after it first received permission from the U.S. to do so.
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Leonardo fine-tunes its 757 jetliner converted into a Tempest test rig
Dubbed Excalibur, the aircraft has been remodeled with a pointed nose to mimic the likely Tempest design by Leonardo’s partner, UK firm 2Excel.
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Italian police raid drone maker over alleged Chinese takeover
An Italy-based defense firm that has supplied small drones to the country’s special forces was quietly and illegally purchased by Chinese state companies, Italian investigators claim.
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Fincantieri in talks about buying Leonardo’s naval gun business
Italian shipyard Fincantieri is holding early talks with Italy’s Leonardo to acquire its naval gun manufacturing operation, formerly known as Oto Melara.
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Fincantieri eyes biofuels to power future warships
Of all the alternative fuels touted as future solutions for cleaner warships, one of Europe’s shipyards is betting on cow manure.
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Italy hikes 2021 defense spending, finds cash for Tempest
Italy has hiked defense spending with a new budget that includes the first 20 million euro Italian funding for the Tempest fighter.
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Eurodrone effort gets $118M funding boost, updated production timeline
The Eurodrone project to build a twin-turboprop aircraft —in both an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance version and a battlefield version — aims to wean Europe off its reliance on U.S. and Israeli UAVs.
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Italian Navy aircraft carrier to get first F-35B ‘within a few days’
The Navy previously took delivery of two other F-35Bs, which were sent to the U.S. to join a training program for pilots and technical personnel.
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Italian forces kicked out of Middle East base over UAE arms embargo, lawmaker says
The United Arab Emirates is evicting Italian aircraft and personnel from a key military base in retaliation for an arms embargo slapped on the UAE by Rome in January, an Italian politician has told Defense News.
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Italy drops drone program, instead buying Piaggio aircraft
However, a contract is missing — one the government said in 2019 it would award to Piaggio Aerospace.
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Italy funds arming of its Reaper drones
Italy has announced plans to arm its Reaper drones, six years after it first received permission from the U.S. to do so.
-
Leonardo fine-tunes its 757 jetliner converted into a Tempest test rig
Dubbed Excalibur, the aircraft has been remodeled with a pointed nose to mimic the likely Tempest design by Leonardo’s partner, UK firm 2Excel.
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Italian police raid drone maker over alleged Chinese takeover
An Italy-based defense firm that has supplied small drones to the country’s special forces was quietly and illegally purchased by Chinese state companies, Italian investigators claim.
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Fincantieri in talks about buying Leonardo’s naval gun business
Italian shipyard Fincantieri is holding early talks with Italy’s Leonardo to acquire its naval gun manufacturing operation, formerly known as Oto Melara.
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Fincantieri eyes biofuels to power future warships
Of all the alternative fuels touted as future solutions for cleaner warships, one of Europe’s shipyards is betting on cow manure.
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Italy hikes 2021 defense spending, finds cash for Tempest
Italy has hiked defense spending with a new budget that includes the first 20 million euro Italian funding for the Tempest fighter.
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Eurodrone effort gets $118M funding boost, updated production timeline
The Eurodrone project to build a twin-turboprop aircraft —in both an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance version and a battlefield version — aims to wean Europe off its reliance on U.S. and Israeli UAVs.
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Italian Navy aircraft carrier to get first F-35B ‘within a few days’
The Navy previously took delivery of two other F-35Bs, which were sent to the U.S. to join a training program for pilots and technical personnel.
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Italian forces kicked out of Middle East base over UAE arms embargo, lawmaker says
The United Arab Emirates is evicting Italian aircraft and personnel from a key military base in retaliation for an arms embargo slapped on the UAE by Rome in January, an Italian politician has told Defense News.
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Italy drops drone program, instead buying Piaggio aircraft
However, a contract is missing — one the government said in 2019 it would award to Piaggio Aerospace.
-
Italy funds arming of its Reaper drones
Italy has announced plans to arm its Reaper drones, six years after it first received permission from the U.S. to do so.
-
Leonardo fine-tunes its 757 jetliner converted into a Tempest test rig
Dubbed Excalibur, the aircraft has been remodeled with a pointed nose to mimic the likely Tempest design by Leonardo’s partner, UK firm 2Excel.
-
Italian police raid drone maker over alleged Chinese takeover
An Italy-based defense firm that has supplied small drones to the country’s special forces was quietly and illegally purchased by Chinese state companies, Italian investigators claim.
-
Fincantieri in talks about buying Leonardo’s naval gun business
Italian shipyard Fincantieri is holding early talks with Italy’s Leonardo to acquire its naval gun manufacturing operation, formerly known as Oto Melara.
-
Fincantieri eyes biofuels to power future warships
Of all the alternative fuels touted as future solutions for cleaner warships, one of Europe’s shipyards is betting on cow manure.
-
Italy hikes 2021 defense spending, finds cash for Tempest
Italy has hiked defense spending with a new budget that includes the first 20 million euro Italian funding for the Tempest fighter.
-
Eurodrone effort gets $118M funding boost, updated production timeline
The Eurodrone project to build a twin-turboprop aircraft —in both an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance version and a battlefield version — aims to wean Europe off its reliance on U.S. and Israeli UAVs.
-
Italian Navy aircraft carrier to get first F-35B ‘within a few days’
The Navy previously took delivery of two other F-35Bs, which were sent to the U.S. to join a training program for pilots and technical personnel.
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Italian forces kicked out of Middle East base over UAE arms embargo, lawmaker says
The United Arab Emirates is evicting Italian aircraft and personnel from a key military base in retaliation for an arms embargo slapped on the UAE by Rome in January, an Italian politician has told Defense News.
