The Italian navy has opted to carry Leonardo’s Black Shark Advanced torpedo on its U212A class submarines, the Leonardo company announced on Wednesday. According to the company, Leonardo will supply Black Shark Advanced (BSA) torpedoes and associated logistic support services to equip the Italian Navy’s U212A 2nd Series submarines. The new equipment will significantly increase […]

Finmeccanica and the Italian Air Force celebrated today the entry into operational service of their first AgustaWestland AW101helicopter, designated the HH-101A “CAESAR”, during an official ceremony at Cervia Air Base. A total of four HH-101A “CAESAR” helicopters, out of a total requirement of 15, have been delivered from the Finmeccanica Helicopter Division’s assembly line in […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has delivered the final two RQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicles to the Italian Air Force. The delivery also marked an end to the Predator A production line. “With the delivery of these aircraft, GA-ASI completes over two decades of delivering Predator A capabilities to the United States and allied countries,” said Frank […]

The 173rd Airborne Brigade alongside their host-nation allies from the Italian army’s Folgore Airborne Brigade and the 2nd Bridge Engineer Regiment, conducted a combined bridgehead seizure and river crossing as part of Exercise Iguana, here Oct. 2, 2015. The exercise incorporated the use of an Italian army powered floating bridge in order to allow further […]

The Italian Air Force has identified the new trainer that will replace the SF-260EA in the role of initial flight screener of its student pilots. The mock-up of the new indigenous project, dubbed T-344 V.E.S.P.A. (Very Efficient Smart Power Aircraft) was unveiled during a press open day organised at Cameri airbase as a side event […]

The Italian Air Force has become the first customer to order the P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), as announced by Piaggio Aerospace on 26 February. Under the order, Piaggio Aerospace will deliver three P.1HH systems in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) configuration to the Italian Air Force in early 2016. The systems include six […]