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Italian enterprise minister Adolfo Urso said the deal ensured “a great future for a company that has had a glorious past, an icon of Made in Italy.”

Europe
US vendors tussle over Norway’s maritime-surveillance drone business
Northrop Grumman and General Atomics are vying for a deal, as U.S. manufacturers fear losing prominence in Europe.

Artis forms Sentinel vehicle protection venture with UAE’s Bin Hilal
Artis and Bin Hilal Enterprises are setting up a joint venture to market the Virginia-based company's active protection system in the Middle East.

MBDA unveils AI-based Ground Warden tool for finding hidden targets
MBDA makes a similarly named platform, the Sky Warden, which is a counter-drone system designed to control a large range of sensors and effectors.

Hezbollah-launched missiles hit Israeli military vehicle factory
The Plasan firm makes vehicle-protection products and components, and it also operates factories in France and the United States.
Hanwha eyes Norway, Sweden for rocket artillery sales
Safran and Thales are developing competing proposals in response to a French demand for a rocket system.

Battle tank concepts mushroom at Paris arms show
Industry frenemies KNDS and Rheinmetall presented new ideas for a main battle tank at the Eurosatory trade show in Paris.

German-Italian tank kerfuffle dings vision of Europeanized arms
The spectacular collapse of a KNDS-Leonardo agreement this week was a sharp reminder that business is business.

Artillery goes trucking to survive drones swarming the battlefield
The war in Ukraine has put long-range fires front and center at the Eurosatory defense show that kicks off in Paris on June 17.

Israel Aerospace Industries union reaches agreement with government
The disagreement had put the supply of the Arrow 3 air defense system to Germany under threat.

Lockheed offers Polish industry a seat at its rocket launcher table
Lockheed Martin is offering Poland’s defense industry an opportunity to participate in the production of guided multiple-launch rocket systems.
