Category: Notizie Estero

France Orders 180 Lightweight Vehicles for Commando Units

France Orders 180 Lightweight Vehicles for Commando Units

On August 30, the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) awarded the company UNAC an order for the last 180 Fardier vehicles, out of the 300 provided for by the military programming law 2019-2025, and the final 100 trailers out of the 172 also planned.

Worth a total of 44 million euros, the cont…

Piaggio Wins New Orders from Italian Ministry of Defence

Piaggio Wins New Orders from Italian Ministry of Defence

VILLANOVA D’ALBENGA, Italy — Piaggio Aerospace has announced today two contracts with that the Italian Ministry of Defence worth a total of approximately 46 million euros.

The first order, signed by the Secretariat General of Defence and National Armament Director, is worth approximately 31 mi…

Raytheon Comments Selection for Hypersonic Cruise Missile

Raytheon Comments Selection for Hypersonic Cruise Missile

TUCSON, Ariz. — Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been selected to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile for the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

HACM is a first-of-its-kind weapon developed in conjunction with the Southern Cross Integrated Flight …

Dassault Inaugurates Expanded Production Plant

Dassault Inaugurates Expanded Production Plant

SAINT-CLOUD, France — Today, Dassault Aviation inaugurated the extension of its Seclin plant (Nord département). These additional 13,000 m2 house ultra-modern equipment enabling the teams of engineers, technicians and workers to carry out the new tasks entrusted to the plant under the company’s tr…
Elbit Wins $80M to Supply Unmanned AFV Turrets to Asian Country

Elbit Wins $80M to Supply Unmanned AFV Turrets to Asian Country

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at $80 million to supply unmanned turrets for Armoured Fighting Vehicles (“AFVs”) of an Asian-Pacific country. The contract will be performed over a three-year period.

Under the contract, Elbit Systems wil…

Italy AF Chief Heads to Japan to Talk Next-Gen Fighter

Italy AF Chief Heads to Japan to Talk Next-Gen Fighter

ROME — The head of the Italian Air Force will travel to Japan next month to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart about collaboration on sixth-generation fighter technology.

General Luca Goretti said the visit would be a chance to explore what ambitions Rome and Tokyo share for next-generati…

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