Meloni presses Leonardo, Fincantieri on spending EU defense cash
Italian government and industry leaders are rushing this week to figure out how to spend a EU-backed windfall of billions of euros in defense cash.
By Tom Kington
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Italian navy taps Fincantieri to top up patrol fleet with two ships
The Italian sea service wants to backfill a gap after two PPA multimission vessels on order for Rome were diverted to Indonesia.
By Tom Kington
France, Italy reach deal on Fincantieri's acquisition of STX
Fincantieri will acquire 50 percent of STX, and France will lend 1 percentage point of its holding for 12 years, which allows the Italian shipyard to hold the voting rights and receive share dividends and for Italy to announce hitting its target of owning a majority stake in the French shipyard.
France wants naval industry tie-up with Italy
Even as a row over the acquisition of a French commercial shipyard continues, the country sees cooperation with Italy's naval industry as a way to become a global leader in building warships.
France, Italy set deadline for STX shipyard acquisition deal
France and Italy have set a deadline to reach an agreement for an Italian acquisition of the French commercial shipyard STX.
By Pierre Tran
France to pitch naval deal with Italy to resolve STX acquisition dispute
France will pitch to Italy a cooperation in building warships in a bid to resolve a dispute over an Italian acquisition of STX, a commercial shipyard, a French minister said.
By Pierre Tran