India to produce more than 600,000 Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles locally

Russia and India have signed a contract for the delivery of more than 600,000 7.62 mm AK-203 assault rifles that will be produced in India for the needs of the Ministry of Defense in New Delhi. Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) is opening a new to a new page in Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation, Kalashnikov CEO … Leggi tutto

Torpedoes MK 48 MOD 7 CBASS for the US Navy

Science Applications International Corporation or SAIC has been awarded a $1.1B contract to manufacture, assemble, test and deliver US Navy MK 48 MOD 7 torpedo tail cones (AB/TC) and Warshot Fuel Tanks MK29 Mod 0. The AB/TC is the section of the torpedo containing the propulsion and navigation systems, with 26 major subassemblies requiring the … Leggi tutto

The Italian Air Force has acquired the high-pressure turbine inspection capability of the F-35

On Friday 19 November, at the Propulsion Room of the 32nd Wing in Amendola (Foggia), the training session of 10 technical specialists of the 13th Flight Group by the technical instructors of the company Pratt&Whitney, aimed at acquiring the inspection capability of the High Pressure Turbine (HPT) Forward Coverplate of the engine of the 5th … Leggi tutto

Renewal of the Navy’s auxiliary ship lines

The Government has sent the request for a parliamentary opinion on the ministerial decree scheme forapproval of the multi-year A/R program no. SMD 30/2021, concerning the renewal of the Navy’s auxiliary naval units and related 10-year technical-logistical support. The deadline for the expression of the opinion by the Defense Committees of the Senate and the … Leggi tutto

Launched MC-27J Praetorian program for Special Operations support

The Defence and Budget Committees of the House and Senate have expressed a favorable opinion on the multi-year program of modernization and renewal A/R n. SMD 05/2021, concerning the development of the MC-27J Praetorian system, a special version of the C-27J aircraft, intended to support Special Operations. The C-27J aircraft was developed as a result … Leggi tutto

Visit of the Hon. Erica Mazzetti to the Parachute Training Centre of Pisa

The Honorable Erica Mazzetti of Forza Italia and member of the VIII Commission, visited the Parachute Training Center of Pisa, Tuscan excellence, accompanied by Raffaella Bonsangue, Deputy Mayor of Pisa, and led by Colonel Gianni Copponi. During the visit, concrete proposals emerged to further improve this excellence in the area. “The facilities deserve to be … Leggi tutto

An oceanic naval tank in La Spezia, the intervention of the Undersecretary of Defense Stefania Pucciarelli

“I have intended to favor the today’s meeting between the different realities potentially involved – University of Genoa, Municipality of La Spezia and Navy – for a first general joint analysis on the hypothesis promoted by the aforesaid University about the possibility to create a so-called ‘oceanic tank’ for experimental laboratory tests of the forces … Leggi tutto

Afghanistan, Undersecretary Pucciarelli: “Italian Armed Forces have completed the evacuation, but concerns remain about protecting the rights of the Afghan people.”

“Thanks to the extraordinary work of our soldiers engaged day and night in the context of the Aquila Omnia operation, we have evacuated many Afghan citizens, among them 1,301 women and 1,453 children. With the flight of the C130J of our Air Force, which departed this afternoon from Kabul, a difficult and complex operation is … Leggi tutto