ROME — Leonardo announced today the delivery of the first of two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters to the Italian Army during an official ceremony held at the 2nd Rgt. AVES ‘Sirio’ based in Lamezia Terme in the presence of representatives from the operator and industry. The second aircr…

NATO maritime exercise Dynamic Mongoose concluded on Friday (10 July 2020) off the coast of Iceland. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from six Allies took part in the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare exercise.

Submarines from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom and…

The Morrison Government will boost Army’s weapon systems capability with the purchase of an additional 8,500 world-class, Australian made Enhanced F88 (EF88) weapon systems.

This will supplement the 30,000 weapons that Thales Australia will deliver to Defence.

Minister for Defence, Senator th…

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) boasts an amazing record of achievement but its future is in jeopardy, according to a newly disclosed report of the Naval Research Advisory Committee that was suppressed by the Navy.

NRL is widely recognized as a world class research institution that has m…

NSPA has awarded a contract to Montalbetti S.p.A. for the demilitarization, dismantling and disposal (D3) of 500 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC). These were phased-out by the Italian Armed Forces and shall be disposed of by March 2021.

The process is in compliance with the Conventional Arme…

This modernization program aims, as is being done with the other ship of this class – NRP Bartolomeu Dias – to extend the lifespan of the ships until 2035, to update the ship’s vital systems such as the combat, command and control of the platform and other skills necessary for the ship to maintain t…