{"id":33081,"date":"2018-10-24T17:52:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T17:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/24\/italy-plans-to-slash-half-a-billion-dollars-from-defense-in-2019\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:46:40","slug":"italy-plans-to-slash-half-a-billion-dollars-from-defense-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/10\/24\/italy-plans-to-slash-half-a-billion-dollars-from-defense-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy plans to slash half a billion dollars from defense in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ROME \u2014 Italy will cut \u20ac450 million (U.S. $512.3 million) from its planned defense spending in 2019 by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/10\/04\/italy-stalls-on-missile-program-as-budget-cuts-loom\/\" target=_blank> suspending helicopter and missile purchases<\/a> and canceling an office move by the defense ministry to help shore up social welfare and tax cuts, a defense source has told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italy\u2019s total outlay on defense in 2019 will be announced in parliament in the next few days, as Rome\u2019s populist government seeks support by members of parliament for its state budget, which contains billions of euros for a new wage for the unemployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To free up funds to cover spending, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/04\/10\/how-italy-should-streamline-its-military-according-to-one-think-tank\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rome has made its cut to the defense budget,<\/a> just as most European states are increasing their military outlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During 2019 all ongoing purchases of NH-90 helicopters for the Italian Army and Navy will be suspended, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italy is planning to buy 60 NH-90s for the Army and 56 for the Navy at a total cost of \u20ac4 billion, with the procurement due to wind up in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upgrades to Tornado aircraft will also be suspended, said the source, who added that the two measures would save \u20ac370 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italy\u2019s purchase of the MBDA Camm-Er missile defense system will also be put off for a year, saving \u20ac30 million in 2019, the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another \u20ac50 million \u2014 to reach the total of \u20ac450 million \u2014 will come from the cancellation of plans to move the headquarters of Italy\u2019s armed forces out of their separate buildings in Rome\u2019s city center to a unified HQ in the suburbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan, dubbed \u2018Italy\u2019s Pentagon,\u2019 was due to cost a total of \u20ac1.1 billion, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source added that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/06\/29\/italys-new-defense-minister-commits-to-f-35-butts-heads-with-france\/\" target=_blank>F-35 purchases would be \u201cslowed\u201d <\/a>in order to spread out payments. 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