09/11/18  |  Industry
MBDA will develop the next generation of the MICA missile
The French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has awarded MBDA the contract for the MICA NG program (Missile d'Interception et de Combat Aérien Nouvelle Génération) ...
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05/11/18  |  Industry
Leonardo consolidates leadership in China with orders for 15 AW139 helicopters
Leonardo announced today that its Chinese helicopter distributor Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment (Sino-US) has signed contracts for 15 AW139 helicopters. L...
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05/11/18  |  Industry
Allison transmissions chosen for the new Marines 8x8 amphibious vehicles
Allison Specialty Series ™ transmissions will set up the new generation of amphibious vehicles (ACV 1.1) from the US Navy. The contract, worth 400 million ...
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18/10/18  |  Industry
Leonardo: five AW119Kx multirole helicopters for the Portuguese Air Force
Leonardo announced today that the Portuguese Ministry of Defense has chosen AW119Kx as its new multi-role helicopter in response to its various operational needs. The...
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16/10/18  |  Industry
French forces test 5th generation MMP missile for desert operations
From the August 25 to the September 22 in Djibouti, the technical service of the French army (STAT), the French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement), with the support of MBDA, have ...
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09/10/18  |  Industry
The Boeing Italy Tanker Team is one of the finalists in the Aviation Week Excellence Award
The Boeing Italy KC-767A Tanker Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) Program team has been selected as a finalist for the Aviation Week Program Management Excellence Awards 2018 ...
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08/10/18  |  Industry
TAURUS Systems GmbH signs agreement with MoD Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Defense and TAURUS Systems GmbH signed an agreement to upgrade and maintain the TAURUS KEPD 26 last September 350 in Madrid. The...
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02/10/18  |  Industry
Agreement between Pentagon and Lockheed Martin for cost reduction of the new F-35 lot
The US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalized the 11,5 billions of dollars contract related to the production and delivery of 141 F-35 aircraft, to ...
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01/10/18  |  Industry
Boeing wins 160 million dollars from the US Army to continue support Chinook Rotor Blade
Boeing will continue its support for the US Army inventory of H-47 Chinook rotor blades, thanks to a ...
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29/09/18  |  Industry
Fincantieri will build the LCS 29: it will be the fifteenth ship of the program built on the Marinette site
Within the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program of the US Navy, the consortium of which Fincantieri is a member, ...
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28/09/18  |  Industry
Boeing wins contract for new US Air Force trainer
US Air Force pilots will be trained in combat with Boeing TX jets and simulators. "THE'...
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25/09/18  |  Industry
MH-139 wins competition to replace US Air Force UH-1N Huey fleet
The US Air Force (USAF) has chosen the helicopter MH-139, based on Leonardo's AW139 and offered by Boeing as ...
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20/09/18  |  Industry
Leonardo: agreement with the African Paramount group for the possible development of an operational configuration of the M-345
Leonardo and the African Paramount group signed a letter of intent during the Africa Aerospace exhibition ...
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19/09/18  |  Industry
F-35: ground tests indicate the possibility of an extension of the life of the F-35A
The Joint Program Office of F-35 and Lockheed Martin have completed the static, release and duration tests of the F-35 ...
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18/09/18  |  Industry
Observation of the Earth: new commercial successes for e-GEOS (Telespazio / ASI) in Indonesia and Japan
e-GEOS, a company consisting of Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), a leader in the services sector of ...
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12/09/18  |  Industry
Boeing gets 2,9 billions of dollars for the fourth production batch of the KC-46A
The US Air Force yesterday awarded Boeing a $ 2,9 billion contract for 18 KC-46A tanker aircraft, pieces ...
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10/09/18  |  Industry
Boeing HorizonX Ventures invests in BridgeSat to improve satellite communications
Boeing today announced its investment in BridgeSat Inc., a Denver-based company specializing in ...
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08/09/18  |  Industry
Leonardo exercises the right of pre-emption on the purchase of 98,54% of Vitrociset
The Board of Directors of Leonardo, meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, resolved to ...
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05/09/18  |  Industry
The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program completes the FAA certification
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the Supplemental Type to the Boeing KC-46 tanker ...
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31/08/18  |  Industry
The US Navy awards Boeing $ 805 million for the MQ-25
Boeing signed a 805 million-dollar contract yesterday to produce the first operational aircraft supplier ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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