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Russia funneling weapons through Libyan port, eying gateway to Africa
The dynamic is partly due to America “misplaying” eastern Libyan warlord Gen. Khalifa Haftar, said one issue expert.
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Italian government halts plan to buy Israeli undersea drones
The defense ministry has abruptly withdrawn a $273 million funding request to parliament for three Blue Whale drones, made by Elta Systems.
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Italian leaders scramble to reverse military headcount shrinkage
The country’s Navy, for example, needs a massive 34% increase in the number of sailors, according to the sea service’s latest annual report.
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Poland, Italy are unfazed by F-35 upgrade snags
Officials in Warsaw want the first jets as soon as possible, as defense leaders in Rome have their eyes on new capabilities provided by the latest update.
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New pact deepens Fincantieri’s stake in seabed warfare business
The shipbuilder signed a deal with Italian energy firm Saipem to integrate that company’s underwater drones into Fincantieri’s ships and submarines.
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EU sprinkles $560 million over defense firms to grow ammunition output
Most of the money will go toward the production of explosives and powder, officials in Brussels said.
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Leonardo banks on space, cybersecurity, AI for double-digit growth
Italy’s state-controlled defense giant predicted that by 2028 its annual order tally will rise to $24.7 billion.
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Fincantieri in talks to buy Leonardo’s torpedo business, source says
For more than a decade Leonardo has searched on and off for a buyer or partner for its torpedo unit known as WASS.
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Albania opens remodeled Soviet-era air base as hub for NATO jets
Italian Eurofighters and U.S. F-16s and F-35s flew in for the inauguration of the base at Kucova, 50 miles south of the capital Tirana.
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Bell, Leonardo to partner on tiltrotor helicopters
The agreement follows a long partnership between the firms on the BA609 tiltrotor program, which ended in 2011.
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Russia funneling weapons through Libyan port, eying gateway to Africa
The dynamic is partly due to America “misplaying” eastern Libyan warlord Gen. Khalifa Haftar, said one issue expert.
-
Italian government halts plan to buy Israeli undersea drones
The defense ministry has abruptly withdrawn a $273 million funding request to parliament for three Blue Whale drones, made by Elta Systems.
-
Italian leaders scramble to reverse military headcount shrinkage
The country’s Navy, for example, needs a massive 34% increase in the number of sailors, according to the sea service’s latest annual report.
-
Poland, Italy are unfazed by F-35 upgrade snags
Officials in Warsaw want the first jets as soon as possible, as defense leaders in Rome have their eyes on new capabilities provided by the latest update.
-
New pact deepens Fincantieri’s stake in seabed warfare business
The shipbuilder signed a deal with Italian energy firm Saipem to integrate that company’s underwater drones into Fincantieri’s ships and submarines.
-
EU sprinkles $560 million over defense firms to grow ammunition output
Most of the money will go toward the production of explosives and powder, officials in Brussels said.
-
Leonardo banks on space, cybersecurity, AI for double-digit growth
Italy’s state-controlled defense giant predicted that by 2028 its annual order tally will rise to $24.7 billion.
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Fincantieri in talks to buy Leonardo’s torpedo business, source says
For more than a decade Leonardo has searched on and off for a buyer or partner for its torpedo unit known as WASS.
-
Albania opens remodeled Soviet-era air base as hub for NATO jets
Italian Eurofighters and U.S. F-16s and F-35s flew in for the inauguration of the base at Kucova, 50 miles south of the capital Tirana.
-
Bell, Leonardo to partner on tiltrotor helicopters
The agreement follows a long partnership between the firms on the BA609 tiltrotor program, which ended in 2011.
-
Russia funneling weapons through Libyan port, eying gateway to Africa
The dynamic is partly due to America “misplaying” eastern Libyan warlord Gen. Khalifa Haftar, said one issue expert.
-
Italian government halts plan to buy Israeli undersea drones
The defense ministry has abruptly withdrawn a $273 million funding request to parliament for three Blue Whale drones, made by Elta Systems.
-
Italian leaders scramble to reverse military headcount shrinkage
The country’s Navy, for example, needs a massive 34% increase in the number of sailors, according to the sea service’s latest annual report.
-
Poland, Italy are unfazed by F-35 upgrade snags
Officials in Warsaw want the first jets as soon as possible, as defense leaders in Rome have their eyes on new capabilities provided by the latest update.
-
New pact deepens Fincantieri’s stake in seabed warfare business
The shipbuilder signed a deal with Italian energy firm Saipem to integrate that company’s underwater drones into Fincantieri’s ships and submarines.
-
EU sprinkles $560 million over defense firms to grow ammunition output
Most of the money will go toward the production of explosives and powder, officials in Brussels said.
-
Leonardo banks on space, cybersecurity, AI for double-digit growth
Italy’s state-controlled defense giant predicted that by 2028 its annual order tally will rise to $24.7 billion.
-
Fincantieri in talks to buy Leonardo’s torpedo business, source says
For more than a decade Leonardo has searched on and off for a buyer or partner for its torpedo unit known as WASS.
-
Albania opens remodeled Soviet-era air base as hub for NATO jets
Italian Eurofighters and U.S. F-16s and F-35s flew in for the inauguration of the base at Kucova, 50 miles south of the capital Tirana.
-
Bell, Leonardo to partner on tiltrotor helicopters
The agreement follows a long partnership between the firms on the BA609 tiltrotor program, which ended in 2011.













