Leonardo and its AW-159 “Wildcat” are no longer the sole contender for South Korea’s second batch of anti-submarine helicopters. (Leonardo)

Change of plans: Seoul decides to start from scratch with helo competition

It looked like Italy’s eonardo was going to be an easy winner for South Korea’s second batch of anti-submarine helicopters, with no other competitors for the $840 million program. But the Defense Acquisition Program Administration threw a curveball.

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The Italian FREMM Alpino underway off the coast of Virginia during its 2018 deployment to the East Coast. (Staff photo by David B. Larter)

Italian Navy, industry jointly fund warship tour in military training and marketing scheme

An Italian FREMM frigate has set off to tour five Middle Eastern nations, marking the latest in a series of Italian Navy promotional tours funded by the firms that build its warships.

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Dragon dancers perform as Chinese guided-missile frigate Wuhu prepares to dock at the international port in Manila on January 17, 2019. - A Chinese naval task group, consisting of two frigates -- the Wuhu 539 and Handan 579 -- and a replenishment ship Dongpinghu (960) arrived at Manila's international port for a four-day goodwill visit. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

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