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Durand de la Penne class destroyers of Italian Navy, read the whole analysis here:







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First F-35A Italian assembled in Cameri


(Defensa.com) The first bomber F-35A Lightning II left the final assembly line and check FACO (Final Assembly and Check Out) Cameri (Italy), also becoming the first of these aircraft mounted outside the US . It is one of the 8 currently being assembled there and has been designated as AL-1 will fly later this year, the result of a partnership between the Ministry of Defence of the European country (owner of PHACO), Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi ( the opera) and Lockheed Martin.

This PHACO end the F-35A and F-35B Italian and is scheduled to do the same with the F-35A Dutch maintaining the ability to supply other European countries in the future. The facility, 40 acres, includes 22 buildings and 93,000 m2., Eleven assembly stations and five of maintenance, repairs and major overhauls and modernization bays. The first section complete wing of F-35A was completed for shipment to the final assembly line of the aircraft in the factory of Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth (Texas).


The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth generation fighter combining advanced stealth with the speed and agility of a fighter, advanced mission systems, fully fused sensor information, network operations and innovative support. three different variants replace the A-10 and F-16 USAF, the F / A-18 of the US Navy, the F / A-18 and AV-8B Harrier of the US Marine Corps fighters and various other eleven countries . The F-35A and B Italians will replace the Panavia Tornado, AMX and AV-8B. They have built more than 130 devices, which have flown more than 28,500 flight hours.




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Thinks this:

Leclerc - 70 pcs
Or Leopard 2A4 - 60 pcs

Buisness in 2015.



And this:



Deliver in 2016 and 2017 to the Army.

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World Maritime News said:

The European Union has launched a Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to tackle the organised criminal groups who are facilitating the journeys of migrants by ship across the Mediterranean Sea to the EU.

Hosted at Europol headquarters in The Hague, JOT Mare will combine Europol’s intelligence resources and the EU Member States’ capabilities to carry out coordinated and intelligence-driven actions against the facilitators.

The influx of migrants via the Mediterranean Sea has been exponentially rising, with 220,000 migrants crossing in 2014. Apart from putting intense immigration pressure on countries such as Greece and Italy, before the migrants arrive they have often taken very risky journeys across the Mediterranean to get there.

Intelligence shows that organised criminal groups are actively facilitating the transport of these irregular migrants across the Mediterranean, and these groups have also been linked to human trafficking, drugs, firearms and terrorism.

More than 3,000 people drowned in the Mediterranean en route to Europe in 2014 and there have been 1,000 deaths in 2015 alone.

“This dedicated maritime intelligence centre, hosted and supported by Europol, has great potential: it will reinforce our actions against people smugglers; against the ruthless criminals who facilitate irregular migration to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea,” European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said.

”We will continue to encourage close cooperation among all national and European stakeholders, in order to pursue further our common objectives and to deliver concrete results.”

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This is a HUGE issue, and we read about it, with thousands taking to the seas to try and get into Europe almost every week.

Very nice pictures of the Italian navy and I really like them!

People always seem to forget that Italy has a very good navy and also a good flat deck fleet with 5 units in total

They also exported a flat top to Algeria

Hope Italy can keep going with FFG programme in good numbers

Finnish NH-90 crews training first time with their new M134 Miniguns.

Utti Jaeger Regiment's winter warfare training exercise Northern Griffin 2015 in Lapland, Finland. Combat Search and Rescue Mission with NH90 helicopters and Special Operations Forces, supported by Air Force F-18.

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Finnish armed forces have started a search for new 155mm SPG's.

The purpose is to receive information about new 155 mm self propelled artillery systems. Estimated cost or price range without value-added tax 0 - 100000000 EUR

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI), Operational Artillery Procurement Project. The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command Headquarters, Commercial Division, are requesting information for Operational Artillery Procurement Project. The purpose of the RFI: The purpose of the RFI is to gather information about new 155 mm self propelled artillery systems. The request for information (RFI) shall be applied by any potential Supplier candidate contacting the point of contact mentioned above by 31.05.2015.

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Turkish Armed Forces