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Italy Weighs Its Options on Missile Defense
With the release of final funding this year, Italy is due to achieve a minimum capability with its MEADS antimissile system, capping a long and sometimes fraught development program.
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Italian Radar To Equip US Navy’s Fire Scout Drones
The US Naval Air Systems Command will acquire the new Osprey radar, produced by Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Airborne and Space Systems Division.
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Room for New Italian Defense Programs Despite Spending Dip in 2016
The spending trend, which looks set to continue for the next two years, runs contrary to a Europe-wide hike in defense spending currently underway.
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Piaggio Aero Drone Prototype Crashes in Mediterranean
A prototype UAV designed by Piaggio Aero has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
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New Italian Tank To Be Funded As Cash for Freccia Vehicle Slows
Sources knowledgeable of funding decisions told Defense News that the new Centauro II wheeled tank program would receive €160 million.
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Accuracy of Italian Defense Exports Report up for Debate
An Italian government document published this month suggests Italian defense exports tripled last year.
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Finmeccanica Sees Eurofighter Boom, Helicopter Drop-off
As it rolls out its new Leonardo brand, Italy’s Finmeccanica is in good shape thanks to a new Eurofighter deal.
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Italian Firm Launches New 360 Degree Airborne Radar
Italian defense group Leonardo-Finmeccanica has launched a new 360 degree airborne radar using fixed panels distributed around the body of aircraft, which it claims is the first of its kind.
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Libya’s Unresolved Issues Make Western Nations Wary of Committing Troops
The arrival in Libya of a new, UN-backed government has given the lawless country a semblance of stability, but a series of unresolved legal and military issues are making Western nations wary of dispatching soldiers and ships to help out the adminis
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It’s Official: Finmeccanica Is Now Leonardo
To help the switch to the new name, the firm said on Thursday it would call itself Leonardo-Finmeccanica until Dec. 31, 2016, before changing to just Leonardo on Jan. 1, 2017.
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Italy Weighs Its Options on Missile Defense
With the release of final funding this year, Italy is due to achieve a minimum capability with its MEADS antimissile system, capping a long and sometimes fraught development program.
-
Italian Radar To Equip US Navy’s Fire Scout Drones
The US Naval Air Systems Command will acquire the new Osprey radar, produced by Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Airborne and Space Systems Division.
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Room for New Italian Defense Programs Despite Spending Dip in 2016
The spending trend, which looks set to continue for the next two years, runs contrary to a Europe-wide hike in defense spending currently underway.
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Piaggio Aero Drone Prototype Crashes in Mediterranean
A prototype UAV designed by Piaggio Aero has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
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New Italian Tank To Be Funded As Cash for Freccia Vehicle Slows
Sources knowledgeable of funding decisions told Defense News that the new Centauro II wheeled tank program would receive €160 million.
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Accuracy of Italian Defense Exports Report up for Debate
An Italian government document published this month suggests Italian defense exports tripled last year.
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Finmeccanica Sees Eurofighter Boom, Helicopter Drop-off
As it rolls out its new Leonardo brand, Italy’s Finmeccanica is in good shape thanks to a new Eurofighter deal.
-
Italian Firm Launches New 360 Degree Airborne Radar
Italian defense group Leonardo-Finmeccanica has launched a new 360 degree airborne radar using fixed panels distributed around the body of aircraft, which it claims is the first of its kind.
-
Libya’s Unresolved Issues Make Western Nations Wary of Committing Troops
The arrival in Libya of a new, UN-backed government has given the lawless country a semblance of stability, but a series of unresolved legal and military issues are making Western nations wary of dispatching soldiers and ships to help out the adminis
-
It’s Official: Finmeccanica Is Now Leonardo
To help the switch to the new name, the firm said on Thursday it would call itself Leonardo-Finmeccanica until Dec. 31, 2016, before changing to just Leonardo on Jan. 1, 2017.
-
Italy Weighs Its Options on Missile Defense
With the release of final funding this year, Italy is due to achieve a minimum capability with its MEADS antimissile system, capping a long and sometimes fraught development program.
-
Italian Radar To Equip US Navy’s Fire Scout Drones
The US Naval Air Systems Command will acquire the new Osprey radar, produced by Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Airborne and Space Systems Division.
-
Room for New Italian Defense Programs Despite Spending Dip in 2016
The spending trend, which looks set to continue for the next two years, runs contrary to a Europe-wide hike in defense spending currently underway.
-
Piaggio Aero Drone Prototype Crashes in Mediterranean
A prototype UAV designed by Piaggio Aero has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
-
New Italian Tank To Be Funded As Cash for Freccia Vehicle Slows
Sources knowledgeable of funding decisions told Defense News that the new Centauro II wheeled tank program would receive €160 million.
-
Accuracy of Italian Defense Exports Report up for Debate
An Italian government document published this month suggests Italian defense exports tripled last year.
-
Finmeccanica Sees Eurofighter Boom, Helicopter Drop-off
As it rolls out its new Leonardo brand, Italy’s Finmeccanica is in good shape thanks to a new Eurofighter deal.
-
Italian Firm Launches New 360 Degree Airborne Radar
Italian defense group Leonardo-Finmeccanica has launched a new 360 degree airborne radar using fixed panels distributed around the body of aircraft, which it claims is the first of its kind.
-
Libya’s Unresolved Issues Make Western Nations Wary of Committing Troops
The arrival in Libya of a new, UN-backed government has given the lawless country a semblance of stability, but a series of unresolved legal and military issues are making Western nations wary of dispatching soldiers and ships to help out the adminis
-
It’s Official: Finmeccanica Is Now Leonardo
To help the switch to the new name, the firm said on Thursday it would call itself Leonardo-Finmeccanica until Dec. 31, 2016, before changing to just Leonardo on Jan. 1, 2017.



