Babcock has secured its first export customer for the Arrowhead 140 Frigate design at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 exhibition in London. Indonesian State-Owned shipbuilder PT PAL… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Babcock Secures Export Contract for Arrowhead 140 with Indonesia"
The Italian Navy announced on 30 July that one of its F-35Bs had landed aboard the ITS Cavour aircraft carrier on the same day. The landing is the first time… Continue reading "First Ever Italian Navy F-35B Landing Aboard ITS Cavour"
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced on Thursday, the 10th of June, that it has signed a contract with Indonesia for the supply of eight warships. This includes six new-build FREMM class frigates… Continue reading "Fincantieri Secures Contract For Eight Ships From Indonesia"
Italian Air Force F-35 Lightning II landed at Ämari airbase, in Estonia, on 30 April to take over the security of Baltic airspace. This will be the first time the… Continue reading "Italian Air Force Dispatches Four F-35A Stealth Fighters to Estonia"
Despite the spectacular results the Italian armored forces have recently demonstrated when faced off against chickens, the Italian army still feels the need to expand its capabilities. Speaking before the… Continue reading "Italy Outlines Priorities for Army Modernization"
The ITS Cavour docked at Naval Station Norfolk on March 27 following the successful completion of its F-35B sea trials, four weeks after the Italian Navy’s flagship departed the base… Continue reading "ITS Cavour Receives F-35B Flight Clearance Recommendation"
A nighttime military training mishap in Italy is believed to have resulted in damage to a chicken farm on the outskirts of the commune of Vivaro, in the north of… Continue reading "Italian Night Training “Fowl-Up” Results In Dead Farm Chickens"
Two specially instrumented US Marine Corps F-35Bs landed aboard ITS Cavour, the Italian aircraft carrier, on the afternoon of 1 March. The two F-35Bs are the first jets to land… Continue reading "Italy’s Cavour Begins “Ready for Operations” Sea Trials With F-35Bs"
Italy’s Foreign Ministry reports that Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been killed in an ambush on a World Food Program convoy in the east of… Continue reading "Italian Ambassador to DR Congo Killed In Convoy Ambush"
The Italian Ministry of Defense has announced the signing of a trilateral memorandum of understanding with the Swedish and UK governments on the respective countries’ participation in the development of… Continue reading "Italy Announces Participation in Tempest Next-Gen Fighter Program"