Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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Behind Italy’s defense-spending hike, pushback at home
Italy has little appetite to spend, despite the threat of Russian aggression on its doorstep.
BAE Systems Launches Boats at Air Show
Unwilling to wait for the next naval show, BAE Systems has taken the unusual decision to launch two new boats at the Farnborough air show.
Lockheed Martin Looks To Upgrade 500 In-Service F-16s
The upgrades would provide a new, AESA radar equipped, ‘F-16V’ format within seven years, after bagging orders for over 300 upgrades to date from South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
Raytheon Touts Patriot Anti-Missile Performance in Yemen War
Raytheon has claimed a Patriot anti-missile system used by Saudi Arabia has had a “100 percent success rate” in intercepting missile attacks by Yemeni rebels.
Merlin Helicopters To Fly From Queen Elizabeth in March 2017
The Merlins are expected to start low risk, simple flights from the Queen Elizabeth next March.
Raytheon Eyes Additional Missions for Air Force Trainer Jet
A Raytheon representative said the US Air Force might yet look to extend the use of its new T-X jet trainer as an aggressor aircraft.
UK, Leonardo Sign Deal for Unmanned Helicopter Tech
Work on an unmanned rotor-wing technology demonstrator is set to get underway following the signing of a deal between Leonardo-Finmeccanica's Helicopter Division and the British Ministry of Defence.
Report: F-35 Would Have Saved Italy €100M in Libya
A report claims F-35 aircraft would have saved Italy €100 million in the 2011 Libya operation.
Leonardo-Airbus Team Wins Mode 5 IFF Contract
A Leonardo-Airbus team has been downselected to equip the British military with the latest Mode 5 IFF.
Thales, Elettronica To Launch Common Airborne Self-Defense Suite
Thales and Elettronica have pooled a wide range of their aircraft self-protection for use in one system, dubbed Cybele.
