Tom Kington

Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.

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In British helicopter race, war of words emerges over ‘military grade’

Competitors Leonardo and Lockheed spar over whose offering is the most survivable and the most British.

2 weeks ago

UK, Italy, Japan companies eye novel sensor mix for GCAP warplane

Leonardo UK, Leonardo Italy, Italy’s ELT Group and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric envision divvying up the fighter's sensor-related work share in 2025.

3 weeks ago

Italy Air Force hauls an F-35 contingent to Japan for first-ever drill

The training visit comes as the two countries look to develop a sixth-generation warplane, dubbed GCAP, along with Britain.

Italy signs nearly $1 billion deal to upgrade Ariete tanks

The government also inked a contract with Leonardo and Italian shipyard Fincantieri for the purchase of three offshore patrol vessels.

Seafloor drone garages? Italy weighs new tech to protect vital cables

The country's navy is collecting ideas as it leads a cluster of European Union countries in the Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection PESCO project.

Italy to buy Leopard combat tanks, upgrade Arietes

Four billion euros would be budgeted for the new buys from 2024.

European arms vendors push to shield EU coffers from Ukraine ammo aid

Shifting money away from the European Defence Fund would weaken long-term development programs, a major industry group has argued.

Leonardo up-guns its M-346 fighter, teams with Airbus on trainer sales

A beefier gun by French maker Nexter can fire munition for different mission types, ground or air.

Behind Europe’s ammo pledge to Ukraine, some manufacturers grow leery

Companies are looking for more guidance from the EU as they balance the need for speedy production with hefty market intervention from Brussels.

Leonardo’s new CEO shakes up management

Find out what the change of leadership at Leonardo means for the Italian firm — and its employees.

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Tom Kington

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Competitors Leonardo and Lockheed spar over whose offering is the most survivable and the most British.

Leonardo UK, Leonardo Italy, Italy’s ELT Group and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric envision divvying up the fighter's sensor-related work share in 2025.

The training visit comes as the two countries look to develop a sixth-generation warplane, dubbed GCAP, along with Britain.

The government also inked a contract with Leonardo and Italian shipyard Fincantieri for the purchase of three offshore patrol vessels.

The country's navy is collecting ideas as it leads a cluster of European Union countries in the Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection PESCO project.

Four billion euros would be budgeted for the new buys from 2024.

Shifting money away from the European Defence Fund would weaken long-term development programs, a major industry group has argued.

A beefier gun by French maker Nexter can fire munition for different mission types, ground or air.

Companies are looking for more guidance from the EU as they balance the need for speedy production with hefty market intervention from Brussels.

Find out what the change of leadership at Leonardo means for the Italian firm — and its employees.

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