Tom Kington

Tom Kington is the Italy correspondent for Defense News.

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Boeing’s aircraft woes drive drone focus at Leonardo facility

Leonardo had told unions in Rome that the plant at Grottaglie would need to shut down for four months.

4 weeks ago

Leonardo seeks global firms to build, tweak its new attack helicopter

The company's AW249 will be able to control unmanned aerial vehicles using large screens and helmet displays inspired by the U.S. F-35 combat jet.

5 weeks ago

Neuron UCAV conducts 12 test flights

The flights used Eurofighters and ground radars to test the UCAV’s radar signature.

Italian Reaper drones to be used for crowd monitoring

ROME – As their deployment to Afghanistan comes to an end, unarmed Italian Reaper UAVs are to be used to monitor soc...

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