Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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The British Army’s faulty Ajax vehicles come back to rattle Parliament
The armored vehicles had been declared fully functioning after nine years of delays to the $8 billion program and repeated problems with vibrations.
US Navy nixes Constellation frigate program after two ships half-built
Continuing work on the first two ships, plus indemnities agreed with the U.S. government, would be worth $3 billion, sources in Italy said.
Italy’s Avio shortlists three US states for new rocket motor factory
“We are weighing the incentive packages offered by the individual states,” retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. James Syring, CEO of Avio USA, told Defense News.
French air force official says FCAS industry kerfuffle is overblown
“There are differences but don’t believe all you are reading,” said Brig. Gen. Phillipe Suhr, the French Air Force point man for the program.
GCAP fighter jet designers push to keep weapons, drone options open
Integrating a variety of collaborative combat aircraft and optimizing munitions costs are key objectives in the UK-Japanase-Italy program.
Leonardo, Rheinmetall book first Lynx combat vehicle order for Italy
The 50-50 joint venture between the Italian and German firms has signed to supply 21 tracked fighting vehicles, part of a planned mega-order of 1,050.
Italy weighs using EU defense loan on new tanks, eying Hungary team-up
States have until Nov. 30 to supply the EU with details on how they will spend the cash, before funds are released in 2026.
Airbus, Thales, Leonardo form European space giant amid global contest
Europe’s three big space operators have announced a merger of their space businesses to take on competitors like Elon Musk’s Starlink.
