Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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With Iveco Defence up for sale, Italy may lose a key military supplier
Numerous firms from around the world are reportedly ready to put in offers for IDV, with Spanish media suggesting Spain’s Indra is ready to pay €1 billion.
Italy gets Lynx fighting vehicle for testing ahead of first contract
The Rheinmetall loan from Hungary comes ahead of a massive Italian purchase of combat vehicles and tanks from the German company.
Italy sells Piaggio Aerospace to Turkish drone maker Baykar
The choice of a Turkish buyer for an Italian aviation firm is a remarkable turnaround given Italy’s traditional heft in the aviation industry.
Leonardo clinches Austria deal with M-346 trainer-fighter jets
A contract for the 12-plane buy is currently being negotiated on a government-to-government basis between Vienna and Rome.
Italy bristles at prospect of Russia moving ships from Syria to Libya
Leaders in Rome fear Moscow's warships could be parked "two steps" from Italian shores, as Defense Minister Guido Crosetto put it.
Trilateral joint venture to manage GCAP warplane work from London
Basing the firm in the UK is meant to ensure “maximum alignment" with the UK-based government organization driving the 6th-gen fighter development.
Romanian court pauses presidential vote over fears of Russian meddling
Calin Georgescu, a NATO-skeptic, Putin-friendly candidate, was to be on the ballot in Sunday's presidential election.
Italy’s small defense firms ride high amid military spending boon
Family-run firms have long been the backbone of Italian capitalism, pushing the country to become the eighth biggest manufacturing power in the world.
European defense firms book double-digit growth amid war in Ukraine
The sector also saw employment swell by 8.9 percent to reach a head count of 581,000, according to the pan-European industry group ASD.
Italian defense-spending rise may underwhelm new US leader
Rome's defense spending has been increasing at a steady rate but is unlikely to be fast enough for Donald Trump.
Iveco to get a piece of Italy’s massive combat vehicles, tanks program
Iveco said it would be looking to offer its capabilities in “advanced propulsion and drivetrain systems to highly specialized protection technologies.”
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