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Leonardo Company set to boost European drone firepower in tie-up with Baykar
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Italy to purchase 1050 Rheinmetall Lynx infantry fighting vehicles under $18 billion program
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 […]
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Austria purchases 12 Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft
Austria plans to buy 12 Italian-made M-346 FA fighter jets to replace Saab 105 planes which it decommissioned at the end of 2020, the government said on Saturday.Citing military sources, newspaper Krone said a letter […]
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UK, Italy and Japan agreed to expedite the development of sixth-gen fighter jet
The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this […]
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Italy to purchase 25 more F-35 stealth jets
Italy is to purchase 25 extra F-35 jets and new Eurofighters as its defense procurement spending rises 16.8% this year to €9.3 billion, or $10.3 billion, a new budget document revealed on Tuesday revealed. The […]
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Fincantieri Started Working On Next-generation Offshore Patrol Boats For Italian Navy
The ceremony was attended, among others, by the General Manager of Fincantieri’s Naval Vessels Division, Dario Deste, the Director of the Naval Armaments Directorate – NAVARM, Admiral Chief Inspector Giuseppe Abbamonte, and the CEO of […]
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Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall
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 […]
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Austria considers purchasing M-346 advanced jet trainers from Italy
Austria is considering a joint purchase of M-346 jet trainers with Italy, according to the Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner. The Italian-made aircraft would replace the Saab 105 fleet that Austria retired in 2020. Earlier […]
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Austria considers purchasing M-346 light combat aircraft and trainers from Italy
Austria is considering a joint procurement with Italy of Leonardo M-346 trainers to replace the Saab 105 aircraft it retired in 2020. Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner this week launched a legal review for such a […]
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America’s NATO allies push ahead with sixth-generation Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter jet program
The development of a new, advanced sixth-generation jet partly pushed by two NATO states is progressing at an “excellent pace,” as the U.S. debates the future of its own next-generation fighter jet program. The Global […]