Italy is quietly upgrading its partnership with Saudi Arabia from economic diplomacy to hard security cooperation, reflecting Riyadh’s growing role in Rome’s Middle East...
Defense
Contacts between the military leadership of the United States and Italy are part of a well-established practice among allies. The timing of the exchange between Italy’s...
Italy’s top institutions are increasingly converging on one message: hybrid threats are no longer abstract risks, but a concrete and growing challenge to national...
Europe’s fragmented space sector is edging toward deeper industrial alignment, and Leonardo appears ready to push that logic further. After unveiling its satellite...
Leonardo has successfully launched the first qualification of the Italian SAMP/T NG, featuring its KRONOS Grand Mobile High Power radar, achieving a record interception...
On 2–3 December 2025, the Italian Chief of Defence, Gen. Luciano Portolano, was received by the Italian Ambassador to Jordan, H.E. Ambassador Luciano Pezzotti, and held...
Italy is pressing for a more coherent and efficient EU defence architecture, insisting that political decisions taken by member states must guide the Union’s emerging...
A moment of broad, common-sense alignment emerged in Italy after the University of Bologna refused to activate a philosophy program for a small group of young Army...
Europe’s defence suffers from structural fragmentation — multiple systems, different standards, limited interoperability. Leonardo’s new Michelangelo Dome aims to act as...
Italy is using the DECI forum to reinforce security in the Adriatic–Balkan region, align partner countries with NATO and EU military standards, and consolidate Rome’s...
