Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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Italy opposes EU defense-spending scheme, checking bloc’s momentum
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is now against exemptions for defense spending in debt regulation that her government has previously appealed.
Eurodrone effort gets $118M funding boost, updated production timeline
The Eurodrone project to build a twin-turboprop aircraft —in both an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance version and a battlefield version — aims to wean Europe off its reliance on U.S. and Israeli UAVs.
Italian Navy aircraft carrier to get first F-35B ‘within a few days’
The Navy previously took delivery of two other F-35Bs, which were sent to the U.S. to join a training program for pilots and technical personnel.
Italian forces kicked out of Middle East base over UAE arms embargo, lawmaker says
The United Arab Emirates is evicting Italian aircraft and personnel from a key military base in retaliation for an arms embargo slapped on the UAE by Rome in January, an Italian politician has told Defense News.
NATO surveillance drones dial up flying hours, maritime sensing
No sooner had it arrived, one of the five unmanned aircraft headed to California to be equipped with the so-called GMTI-over-Sea capability, giving it the ability to track moving maritime targets as well as moving land targets.
Indonesia orders six FREMM frigates from Fincantieri
The contract takes Fincantieri’s confirmed sales of the ship to 20.
Italian, British F-35B jets train together for first time, all thanks to the pandemic
The Italian Air Force is getting its money’s worth out of its single F-35B jet.
Italian Air Force eyes microwaves and lasers to defeat drones
Until lasers get the nod, the Air Force will continue using an anti-drone system of systems named ACUS, or Air Force Counter Unmanned System, which fights drone threats using radio frequency and GPS jamming.
Fincantieri dedicates all its US shipyards for Navy frigate orders
Fincantieri is to use all three of its U..S shipyards to build new FFG(X) frigates and will hire 600 more staff by year-end to handle the work, a company official said following the U.S. Navy’s order for a second vessel out of a potential 10 in total.
Leonardo to buy stake in German sensor specialist Hensoldt
By purchasing the stake from U.S. investment fund KKR, Leonardo will become the joint largest shareholder in the company alongside German state-controlled bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).
Italian military chief envisions the Tempest fighter zapping missiles
Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli made the prediction at a Rome seminar on missile defense, stating that directed-energy weapons were “probably the future” when it came to stopping the hypersonic missiles now being developed around the world.
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