“There is an Italian saying: Whoever enters a papal conclave expected to become pope will exit as a cardinal,” one political insider said of the search.
“As we British say: ‘In for a penny, in for a pound,’” the U.K. defense minister said ahead of a trilateral meeting on the Global Combat Air Programme.
Leonardo, Elettronica, Avio Aero and MBDA Italia will support Italy's early work for the envisioned Global Combat Air Programme with the U.K. and Japan.
The Rome government is teaming with fellow weapon user France to send the system to Ukraine, as Russian missiles and drones batter civilian infrastructure.