Tom Kington
Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.
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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.
New pact deepens Fincantieri’s stake in seabed warfare business
The shipbuilder signed a deal with Italian energy firm Saipem to integrate that company's underwater drones into Fincantieri's ships and submarines.
Leonardo banks on space, cybersecurity, AI for double-digit growth
Italy's state-controlled defense giant predicted that by 2028 its annual order tally will rise to $24.7 billion.
Rheinmetall Italia touts Ukraine deployment of Skynex air defense gun
The company hopes that the system's use in combat will lend it credibility in the competitive counter-drone and missile-defense market.
European navies try to keep up in cat-and-mouse game of seabed warfare
The sheer number of undersea cables and pipelines crisscrossing the oceans makes it easy for attackers to cover their tracks, according to experts.
Fincantieri, Leonardo team up on underwater drone effort
The need to protect undersea infrastructure has become more keenly felt since the Nord Stream gas pipeline attack in the Baltic Sea last year.
Seafloor drone garages? Italy weighs new tech to protect vital cables
The country's navy is collecting ideas as it leads a cluster of European Union countries in the Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection PESCO project.
French vision for an autonomous Europe proves elusive
Russia's war against Ukraine has led to some fresh soul-searching in Europe about the continent's reliance on the United States for security.
Leonardo CEO pick Cingolani may signal cybersecurity, AI focus
A trained physicist, Roberto Cingolani will follow outgoing CEO Alessandro Profumo, if shareholders approve.
Italy reveals plans for converting Gulfstream jets
The aircraft have spent the last year flying missions close to Ukraine to monitor the airspace.
