Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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Next-gen GCAP warplane faces time pressure amid American F-47 plans
Japan joined GCAP to be able to co-own the technology on board the plane, something it would be less able to do with an equivalent U.S. jet.
UK defense firms heap praise, mostly, on Britain’s up-armament drift
Some industry insiders say they will wait to see the money before they give a standing ovation.
Italy to double missile interceptor production as Ukraine runs out
That will be little relief to Kyiv, as the production boost is projected for next year.
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.
Fincantieri jockeying for position in US naval shipbuilding revamp
CEO Pierroberto Folgiero said the Italian company could "support a kind of renaissance of shipbuilding" in the U.S. that could even involve icebreakers.
British jammer drone opens door to unmanned wingmen in combat
The StormShroud carries the BriteStorm jammer supplied by Leonardo UK, which is designed to block enemy radar or spoof it, creating “ghost” jet signatures.
Behind Italy’s defense-spending hike, pushback at home
Italy has little appetite to spend, despite the threat of Russian aggression on its doorstep.
Leonardo refutes Russian bones in M-346 trainer aircraft design
The company is responding to a British tabloid brouhaha that claimed the M-346 aircraft has a Russian origin.
