Tom Kington

Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.

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Meloni presses Leonardo, Fincantieri on spending EU defense cash

Italian government and industry leaders are rushing this week to figure out how to spend a EU-backed windfall of billions of euros in defense cash.

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Leonardo’s buy of Iveco Defence Vehicles secures Italian armor stable

Leonardo had initially planned to buy IDV jointly with Rheinmetall, but then decided to go it alone.

3 weeks ago

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