Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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Italy taps state-owned firms to build two naval destroyers in $4.2 billion deal
Italy has signed to buy two new naval destroyers that will mark a quantum leap in capabilities for the Italian navy, the ships’ builders have promised.
A high ambition: Italian Army aims for self-sufficient cannabis market
Next year, the Italian service plans to produce 1,543 pounds of top-grade marijuana.
Fincantieri CEO talks US frigates, vision for Europe’s naval sector
The building of new U.S. Navy frigates in Wisconsin is about to get more efficient thanks to the introduction of techniques used to make cruise ships.
Fincantieri expects huge shipbuilding kick from fatter defense budgets
The Italian shipyard has its sights on business opportunities that could total €20 billion euros in the next five years, its CEO said.
Italian defense-investment hikes appear to taper off
Rome's record defense spending is predicted to plateau in 2023, one year ahead of the due date for the NATO-wide target of spending 2% of GDP.
At arm’s length: NATO juggles conflicts from Ukraine to the Balkans
Far from Ukrainian battlefields, the winds of war have reached NATO’s Balkan backyard.
Users of the F-35 huddle in Italy to tout joint maintenance plans
Italy hopes that pooling maintenance will encourage users to send jets to its fledgeling F-35 maintenance hub at Cameri air base in the country's north.
Italy preps new Ukraine arms shipment. Is SAMP/T air defense included?
With Russia using Iranian-made drones to knock out vital infrastructure in Ukrainian cities, Kyiv has appealed for more air defense systems.
Veteran defense watcher takes Italian minister post
Guido Crosetto is part of a new line-up of Italian government ministers named on Friday by a right wing political coalition.
Industry cluster forms around European patrol corvette program
Touted as a poster child for European defense industry integration, the effort is picking up steam with support from European Union coffers.
