• Advertise
  • Premium Member Login
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Global Defense Corp

THE MOST TECHNICAL AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ON DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES.

  • Home
  • Advisory
  • Russia’s Losses
  • Global
    • The Americas
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • Middle East
    • Africa
    • East Asia and Pacific Region
    • Central Asia
  • Defense Insight
    • Weapons
      • Air-Launched Weapons
      • Naval Weapons
      • Infantry Weapons
      • Direct-energy Weapons
      • Loitering Munitions
    • Platforms
      • Air Platform
      • UCAV Platform
      • UAS Platform
      • Land Platform
      • UGV Platform
      • Naval Platform
      • USV Platform
    • C4iSR
    • Cyber
  • Industry
    • Civil Aviation
    • Defense Industry
  • Inside GDC
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Premium Member Login
    • Contact Us
News Ticker
  • [ April 30, 2026 ] Norway joins the UK’s Global Combat Ship partnership with Canada and Australia. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ April 30, 2026 ] Singapore’s ST Engineering launched the first of six Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV). East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ April 30, 2026 ] Turkiye Offers LHD-230 Drone Carrier for Export with Amphibious Assault and UAV Operations. Europe
  • [ April 30, 2026 ] Israeli Elbit Systems opens new drone factory in Romania. Europe
HomeITALIAN ARMY

ITALIAN ARMY

Europe

Italy Considers Boosting the Number of Troops by 60 Percent.

February 22, 2026 GDC 0

Italy is considering boosting its military troops by more than 60 percent over the next 18 years at an estimated cost of about 6 billion euros ($7 billion). Military experts drafted the strategy and presented […]

Anti-air Missiles

Italian Army Received Fourth Kronos Radar For SAMP/T NG Anti-air Missile

June 12, 2025 GDC 0

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation has announced the completion of factory acceptance trials of the fourth Kronos radar for the Italian variant of the SAMP/T NG (new-generation) air and missile defense system. The test […]

Europe

Italy to purchase 1050 Rheinmetall Lynx infantry fighting vehicles under $18 billion program

January 26, 2025 GDC 0

As reported by Jon Hawkes on January 21, 2025, Italy provided additional details about its Army Armoured Combat System (A2CS) program during the Defence IQ International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) conference, held in Farnborough, UK. This […]

Europe

Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall

September 23, 2024 GDC 0

Italy is reputedly planning to buy hundreds of tanks from German defense giant Rheinmetall in what would be the group’s biggest-ever order, valued at around 20 billion euros ($21.5 billion), the Handelsblatt business daily reported […]

Europe

Italian Defense Ministry Approves Upgrading C1 Ariete Tanks

August 28, 2022 GDC 0

According to a tweet posted by Ciro Nappi on 25 July, 2022, the Italian DPP 2022 (multi-year Defence planning document) includes the “green light” for the Italian Army’s upgrade programme of its C1 Ariete MBT (AMV/Aggiornamento Mezza […]

Air Platform

Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

August 1, 2022 GDC 0

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

  • U.S. Navy Wants Long-range Anti-radiation Missile After Iran and Venezuela Successes.

    March 14, 2026 0
    The U.S. Navy wants to a new anti-radiation missile with a longer range than existing weapons. U.S. Air Force Gets New S-400 Busting AARGM-ER MissilesDateFebruary 28, 2022Northrop Grumman Successfully Test-fires Long-range AARGM-ERDateAugust 31, 2022U.S. Navy’s [...]
  • Putin tastes his own medicine as Ukraine’s SBU destroyed 40 of Putin’s prized Tu-22M, Tu-95 and A-50 Beriev AWACS

    June 2, 2025 0
    FOUR Russian airfields housing Putin’s nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike – wiping out at least 40 aircraft. Ukrainian security sources told the Kyiv Post a special operation – codenamed [...]
  • Turkish Aselsan secured $320 million new orders

    April 5, 2020 0
    Turkish defense company ASELSAN, which finished last year with sound financial results, managed to continue growing in the first months of 2020 despite negative global conditions over the spread of the pandemic, receiving more than [...]
  • BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins Aerospace military GPS business

    August 5, 2020 0
    BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military GPS business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation. “Today marks the culmination of a tremendous team effort, and we are extremely proud to welcome the Military [...]
  • Russia’s ice-class navigation ship Katerina Velikaya caught fire, leaving one dead and three injured

    April 9, 2024 0
    Russia’s unique ice navigation vessel Katerina Velikaya caught fire on April 8 while being repaired at the shipyard Dalzavod in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia’s Far Eastern Prosecutor’s Office claimed. Russian-launched North Korean KN-23 (Hwasong-11) missiles [...]
  • Lockheed Awarded the Largest PAC-3 Missile Manufacturing Contract.

    September 7, 2025 0
    The U.S. Army has signed the largest contract in its history for the production of Patriot missiles, awarding Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion agreement to manufacture nearly 2,000 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors through [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Biden Sanctions Myanmar Military Junta

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    JASDF Is Routinely Intercepting Chinese Aircraft In Japanese Airspace

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sanctions bite: Russia accepts six elephants as payments for six Su-30 fighter jets from Myanmar’s junta

  • Middle East

    Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Switzerland purchases Patriot missile defense system worth $2.2 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    2019-2020 Defense Budget of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall ramps up Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles production at Hungarian factory

  • Europe

    A Russian gunpowder factory caught fire, another sabotage destroyed a major manufacturing hub

  • Air Platform

    Russia and India are discussing “additional” production of Russian military equipment in India

  • Land Platform

    Chinese NORINCO claims VT-4 Tank is better than T-14 Armata

  • Africa

    Algeria to receive Su-34 fighter-bomber from Russia.

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli air strike

  • Europe

    Armenia destroyed T-90S tank of Azerbaijani Army

  • Air Platform

    Covid-19 Impacted Delivery Of Kuwaiti Super Hornet

  • Middle East

    Fall of Assad Regime Huge Gain for Turkey and Israel, Big Blow to Iran and Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine War, Diminished of Black Sea Fleet and Destroyed Shipyard Sent Russian Navy Back to 1990s

  • Europe

    Turkey successfully test-fires domestically produced long-range Siper missile

  • Air Platform

    Madness by IAF: Russian Fighters Wouldn’t Bring Victory For India Against PLA Air Force

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Purchases 785 Tomahawks and 540 SM-6 Missiles to Rebuild Fleet Firepower and Stocks.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force deploys MQ-9 Reaper drone in Estonia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Norway joins the UK’s Global Combat Ship partnership with Canada and Australia.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force’s F-35A Drops Two GBU-54 Bombs in First Dual Release Test

  • Europe

    Finland and Sweden To Apply For NATO Membership in May

  • Europe

    Sweden And Finland Deliver Additional Ammunitions To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D To Latest Standard

  • Europe

    Putin’s new air defense system is nets between lampposts to catch FPV drones, but it doesn’t help

  • Air Platform

    France and UK discussing to deliver Mirage 2000D fighter jet to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway orders new NASAMS II air defense systems

  • Europe

    Saab Leads the OCEAN2020 Baltic Sea Live ASW Demonstration

  • Air Platform

    Peru to buy 24 Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets worth $2.8 billion

  • Europe

    Putin Sacks General Ivan Popov For Exposing Russian Army’s Failure In Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Belarusian anti-Lukashenko BYPOL and Cyber Partisans are preparing major sabotages in Belarus and Kaliningrad

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Meghan Quinn promoted the Chinese-made Comac Jet in Australia and was appointed Secretary of Defence.

  • Air Platform

    Egypt Purchases 36 FA-50 Fighter Jets From South Korea

  • South Asia

    Disgraced Dictator Hasina, Indian RAW and Awami League Behind the 2009 BDR Mutiny, Independent Investigation Commission Reported.

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force Hunts For Aerial Refueling Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Poland Signs Mega Arms With South Korea Worth $14.5 Billion

  • Europe

    1000 North Koreans Killed Since Russia Deployed North Korean Troops in Kursk Counteroffensive

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Build 100 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) For Its Navy

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin the F-35 program after Trump takes over the Whitehouse.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s former dictator Hasina and Indian RAW paid $8 per person for participating in a mass demonstration in Bangladesh.

  • Air Platform

    Weapons China Copied From Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Israel and America

  • Air Platform

    Chinese PL-17 is the stretched body variant of reverse-engineered Russian R-37M missile.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mossad operatives lived, worked and prayed like Muslims for years before being activated to destroy Iran’s missile factories and anti-air missiles

  • Air Platform

    The Third Prototype of Turkey’s Akinci UCAV Makes First Flight

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman delivers SiAW test missile to US Air Force

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce CB90 Combat Boat For Sweden

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh needs to sign GSOMIA and ACSA with the U.S. as pro-Indian Sheikh Hasina left the country

  • South Asia

    Pakistan to replace P-3 Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian Embraer Lineage jetliner

  • Americas

    Barrett To Supply U.S. Army With MK22 Sniper Rifles

  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
  • Premium Member Login
  • Contact Us

Copyright © Global Defense Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Translate »
error: Content is protected !!