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    Italy Renews Lease on Lockheed’s Gulfstream SIGINT Aircraft Through 2016

    Italy has extended its lease on Lockheed Martin‘s Gulfstream III signals intelligence aircraft through the spring of 2016 amid security concerns in Libya and Tunisia, Defense News reported Saturday. Tom Kington writes that Lockheed’s Airborne Multi-INT Laboratory provides communications and electronic intelligence functions and works as a “flying ISR test bed” equipped with a ground data link and electro-optic sensor. […] More

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    Bill Toti: Cubic Training Tech to Help Italian Army Practice Combat Skills

    Cubic‘s global defense business has secured a $2.6 million supplemental contract to provide the Italian army with training services that work to deliver realistic combat scenarios. The company said Monday it will integrate elements such as tanks, missiles, targets, terrain and simulation of chemical warfare to help bolster realism and efficiency in training. “Cubic is proud to […] More

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    Frank Spina to Head Northrop’s Navigation Systems Business in Italy

    Frank Spina, a former manufacturing and supply chain executive at a Selex ES subsidiary in Turkey, has joined Northrop Grumman as managing director of the company’s Italy-based navigation systems business. Northrop said Friday Spina will oversee programs and business operations in Italy, such as the delivery of integrated avionics systems and attitude heading reference systems to customers worldwide. […] More

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    Lockheed, MBDA JV Eyes Further MEADS Deployment in Europe; Volker Weidemann Comments

    MEADS International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and MBDA, is working to secure deals to deploy its Medium Extended Air Defense System for air and missile defense capability development in Germany and Poland. Lockheed said Wednesday Germany has named MEADS a candidate for the Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem contract, while Poland has included the JV in technical discussions for the Narew system. Volker Weidemann, executive […] More

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    Dave Schmitz: Cubic Aims to Help Italian Army Extend Training System Service Life

    Cubic Corp.’s defense systems segment has won contract worth at least $12 million contract to provide training and maintenance services for the Italian army. Cubic Defense Systems will work to develop home station counter-improvised explosive device training resources and establish an instrumented collective combat training center, Cubic said Friday. Dave Schmitz, president of Cubic Defense Systems, said […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Antonio De Palmas: Boeing, Head Italia Partner to Develop Cybersecurity Offerings

    Boeing Co. has partnered with Italian military supplier Head Italia to develop cybersecurity tools intended to help customers secure their data and infrastructure. Head Italia’s information technology professionals will work to contribute market insights and forge partnerships with defense and government sector customers in Italy, Boeing said Thursday. Boeing will supply analytics tools, cybersecurity training, […] More

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    Finmeccanica Launches Cyber Defense Center in Central Italy; Andrea Biraghi Comments

    Finmeccanica’s Selex ES business unit has opened a cyber defense center in central Italy in a move to expand its cybersecurity offerings for government and commercial clients, Defense News reported Sunday. Tom Kington writes Selex ES managers are expecting the cyber monitoring center to help increase Finmeccanica’s annual cyber revenue by 12-13 percent. Selex ES […] More