Italy • Page 5 of 29

Mar- 2026 -

25 March

Italian Navy Test-Fires Aster 30 Missile From P432 Offshore Patrol Vessel

The Italian Navy has conducted a live-fire test of an MBDA-made Aster 30 missile from the Raimondo Montecuccoli (P432) multi-purpose offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

23 March

Arms

Ariete Italian tanks move to their battle position, during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 12, 2016. The SETC is co-hosted by U.S. Army Europe and the German Bundeswehr, May 10-13, 2016. The competition is designed to foster military partnership while promoting NATO interoperability. Seven platoons from six NATO nations are competing in SETC - the first multinational tank challenge at Grafenwoehr in 25 years. For more photos, videos and stories from the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, go to http://www.eur.army.mil/tankchallenge/ (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathanael Mercado/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall Consortium Launches Upgrade for Italian Army Anti-Tank Mines

Rheinmetall and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding to modernize “hundreds of thousands” of MATS anti-tank mines in the Italian Army’s stockpile.

18 March

Technology

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

No Time for Delays: Italy Launches New 3D Printer for Mission-Critical Parts

Italian firm Roboze is aiming to revolutionize additive manufacturing with a new 3D printer designed to turn polymers and composites into mission-critical parts.

16 March

Business

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall’s Iveco Military Truck Unit Buyout Hits Lag Amid Leonardo Acquisition

A delay in Leonardo’s acquisition of Iveco Group’s defense subsidiary is holding up Rheinmetall’s plan to buy the Italian firm’s military truck business.

5 March

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Indonesia to Modernize Giuseppe Garibaldi Aircraft Carrier Domestically

Indonesia is set to modernize its incoming aircraft carrier from Italy, the Giuseppe Garibaldi, with the involvement of local firms and shipyards.

4 March

Middle East

A SAMP/T air defense system is seen firing off a ballistic missile from the back of the military truck. Smoke and bright white-red fire can be seen jutting out of the missile as it flies straight upward. The background is a clear blue sky.

Christine Casimiro

Gulf States Request SAMP/T Air Defense, Anti-Drone Systems From Italy

Several Gulf countries entangled in the armed conflict between the US and Israel against Iran have sought air defense and anti-drone systems from Italy.

3 March

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

BAE Subsidiary Wins Contract to Update Italian Army’s Virtual Training Platforms

BAE Systems has announced that its subsidiary OneArc secured a five-year contract to upgrade the Italian Army’s virtual training systems.

2 March

Sea

Hull of an Italian Navy U212 Near Future Submarine

Rojoef Manuel

Fincantieri Lays Keel of First Italian Navy U212 Near Future Submarine

Fincantieri has laid the keel of the initial U212 Near Future Submarine for the Italian Navy at its facility in Muggiano, La Spezia.

Feb- 2026 -

27 February

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Fincantieri, Navantia Launch Joint Venture for European Patrol Corvette Program

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Spain’s Navantia have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture in support of the multinational European Patrol Corvette program.

23 February

Sea