Italy

By Tony Osborne
The industrial joint venture company that will build the tri-national combat aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program has been christened Edgewing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Startup AAM operator Future Flight Global (FFG) signed a pair of agreements at the Paris Air Show aimed at building out its future air taxi business.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Airbus says talks are underway on how to evolve the Eurodrone program in terms of missions and participants, in part to reflect lessons from current conflicts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Air Force has begun to transition pilot training from the Aermacchi MB-339 to the new Leonardo M-345.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Five additional NATO members have joined a coalition of western countries aiming to help Ukraine bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Finland says it is spearheading an EU effort to apply quantum technology to make PNT programs more jam-resistant and to enhance missile warning.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Ben Goldstein
Vertiport startup UrbanV and future air taxi operator Future Flight Global have announced a partnership to operate eVTOL air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
A Leonardo executive has confirmed reports that it is in talks with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to integrate its systems into the P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems officials have hinted at further progress in the assembly of the Future Combat Air Demonstrator aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
NATO is working on finalizing a stand-in jamming capability code that could provide an impetus for more member states to introduce such systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The growing threat to space systems is driving a demand for greater resilience, argues the Luftwaffe’s head of space command.
Satellites

By Craig Caffrey
Italy and Spain are testing the limits of what qualifies as military expenditure in their efforts to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP defense spending target.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Italian Army Aviation has begun the modernization of its light helicopter fleets with the delivery of the Leonardo UH-169D light utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Dragonfly, a challenging and costly NASA mission to launch a drone rotocopter to Saturn’s large moon Titan, has completed the agency’s critical design review.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
Seeking unprecedented levels of electrical power generation and thermal management, the GCAP engine team has ditched an adaptive-cycle concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s ELT Group has unveiled a new modular electromagnetically silent anti-drone system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
ITA Airways and LOT Polish Airlines' new codeshare agreement will provide seamless connections between Rome and Warsaw.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
A new cockpit layout planned for the upgraded Block 20 version of the M-346 advanced jet trainer has been unveiled by Leonardo.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The entity responsible for airspace management in Italy sees international and domestic air traffic growing steadily over the next five years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
A first briefing on the Global Combat Air Program has been received by the Royal Australian Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
France, Italy and the UK have agreed to accelerate delivery of Aster air and missile defense interceptors as part of a top-up order for 218 additional missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Leonardo CEO Robert Cingolani included the figure in a March 11 strategy update.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority says it has grounded seven De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s operated by SkyAlps because of maintenance concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
A system for France and Italy to share information and tasking across militaries regarding their Earth-observation capabilities has entered service.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The three-year Battage—a moniker combining "battery" and "age"—is led by Italy and involves participants from Belgium, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands.
Aircraft & Propulsion