As hundreds of staff at Piaggio Aerospace facilities risk being sacked, Leonardo has been identified as a potential buyer of the firm, which produces the P.1HH drone. (Francois Mori/AP)

Leonardo shows interest in taking over drone-maker Piaggio’s engine work

As hundreds of staff at Piaggio Aerospace’s Genoa facilities risk being sacked, Leonardo has been identified as a potential buyer of the firm.

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The Bell V-247 is a next-generation UAS that is under development for the Marine Corps. (Defense News staff)

US Army postpones demo plans for next-gen unmanned aircraft

Next-generation UAS development will have to wait, says the Army's aviation development director at Combat Capabilities Development Command.

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Indian Army T-90 tanks take part during the Army Day parade in New Delhi on Jan. 15, 2019. (Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images)

Indian purchasing agency OKs tank buy, but negotiations with Russia stand in the way

The T-90MS tanks are to be produced by state-owned Heavy Vehicles Factory under license from the Russian original equipment manufacturer Uralvagonzavod.

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In this April 3, 2018, file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, applaud during a welcome ceremony prior to their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP)

Russia would be Turkey’s ‘first best choice’ for fighter jets if its F-35 plan flops

The U.S. has threatened to expel Turkey from the multinational program if it buys the Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system.

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The tiny drone, used by UK forces abroad since 2011, was retired from service in 2017. A new order suggests the Black Hornet is about to be reintroduced into the UK Army. (Daniel Wiepen / Ministry of Defence)

The Black Hornet became indispensable. Now the UK is ordering more.

The reintroduction of the Black Hornet into the armed forces of the United Kingdom follows a decision to cut the nano-UAV from its inventory in 2016 and 2017 as part of an overall reduction in unmanned systems

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