Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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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.
Strike planned at Italy F-35 assembly line
Workers at Italy’s F-35 assembly line have announced a strike to protest the widespread use of employment agency contractors at the site.
Leonardo eyes 3 jets for new decoy able to trick radar-guided missiles
Leonardo claims its new product is the first digital expendable decoy on the market and the most powerful to date.
How Italy should streamline its military, according to one think tank
Italy’s politicians have been urged by a leading think tank to pass a bill now languishing in parliament, which introduces six-year defense spending plans to give stability to Italy’s poorly funded armed forces
Italy plans to spend $951M on 20 surveillance drones
Italy is edging closer to acquiring a new surveillance drone based on a business aircraft design.
Italian firm strikes electronic warfare deal in Australia ahead of frigate pick
The Elettronica deal would take effect if Australia selects Fincantieri’s FREMM, which it co-designed with France’s Naval Group.
Qatar signs $3.7 billion deal for NH90 helicopters
The deal covers 16 NH90 helicopters in a tactical transport configuration and 12 in a naval configuration.
F-35 in peril as Italy’s Five Star political party nears power
Italy’s commitment to the F-35 fighter jet may be in doubt, as an Italian political party which has promised to scrap the program edges closer to power.
Interview: Fincantieri CEO on unifying Europe’s splintered naval industry
Giuseppe Bono gave Defense News an exclusive interview, revealing Fincantieri's grand plans.
French shipbuilder to move in on German rival’s territory in Italian sub buy
Naval Group plans make an informal pitch to Italy, seeking to persuade the country to switch to its Scorpene attack submarine from the U212A boat, a source close to the project has told Defense News.
Company chiefs head to Paris for Franco-Italian naval merger talks
The CEOs of shipyards Fincantieri and Naval Group are edging toward a merger.
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