Italian Air Force to be first Hammerhead buyer

The Italian Air Force will be the first buyer of the P.1HH HammerHead UAV, according to a report in Defense News. In a transaction to be completed by 2016, the service will buy three ground control stations and six ISR-equipped UAVs.

The Italian Air Force played a role in developing the UAV, which had its first successful test flights in December.

Read the full report at Defense News.

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