Italy Defence News

Weapon / Missile

Italian Army Prefers Scorpio Sniper

18 Jan, 02:10
2 min read

The Italian army has opted to acquire hundreds of new Scorpio sniper rifles built by Victrix Armaments to replace the Sako TRG42 sniper rifle.

Air

Italy Orders 18 AW169M Helicopters to Leonardo for Austria

16 Jan, 23:15
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Italy and Leonardo inked the Acquisition Contract to supply 18 AW169M Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to the Austrian Ministry of Defence.

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

MBDA’s Marte ER Anti-Ship Missile Passed Final Test

14 Dec, 22:33
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MBDA shared a press release to declare that Marte ER is validated thru a firing test carried out at an Italian test range in Sardinia.

Air

Italy Wants to Merge Tempest and FCAS Programs

26 Nov, 01:40
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European countries are divided into two groups to produce their own 6th-generation fighter jets to replace the Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

Air

Italy's F-35B Lands On Italian Carrier for The First Time

23 Nov, 09:55
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On November 21, 2021, an Italian Air Force F-35B aircraft landed for the first time on the Cavour, the Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier, joining Navy on board.

Weapon / Missile Bilateral Relations

"We Will Take Positive Steps on SAMP/T," Erdoğan says

01 Nov, 00:03
5 min read

President Erdoğan declared at the G-20 Summit in Italy that Turkey will work with France and Italy to develop the SAMP/T Air Defence Missile System.

Navy / Maritime Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Interview / Exclusive File

NATO Observed Submarine Rescue Operation at TCG Alemdar

23 Sep, 11:34
2 min read

Commander Gennaro Vitagliano, the Branch Head of the ISMERLO observed NATO's Dynamic Monarch Drill from TCG Alemdar MOSHIP and told his views to TurDef.

Air Bilateral Relations

UAE Kicks Italy out of Air Base Tomorrow

01 Jul, 12:11
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Italian forces have begun a forced drawdown from the Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE, according to Italian politician Matteo Perego Di Cremnago.

Navy / Maritime

Giant Merging on the naval industry?

14 May, 16:37
1 min read

Fincantieri General Manager Fabio Gallia declined to comment on Friday about rumours interested in acquiring ThyssenKrupp Marine System (TKMS).

Air Sensors

Captured the F-35 in the air, sold to Leonardo

27 Apr, 09:48
2 min read

German Hensoldt, the well-known company for catching two Stealth F-35s on the air, will be sold to Italian Leonardo.

Navy / Maritime

Egypt Receives second Italian FREMM

15 Apr, 21:53
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Egyptian Navy received the second of the two Italian-built FREMM frigates ENS Bernees (1003). The first frigate, arrived in Alexandria in December 2020.