Italy Receives SAMP/T NG and GRIFO Air Defence Systems
The Italian MoD announced the deliveries of the SAMP/T NG long-range air defence system and GRIFO medium-range air defence system as an upgrade from SAMP/T.
Aster 30 News
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Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Horizon Destroyer Shoots Down AASM Hammer with Aster 30
French Navy Horizon-class Destroyer Forbin (D620) successfully shot down an AASM Hammer IIR-guided bomb targeting a representation of Mistral LHD at a test.
Defence Politics
France, Italy, UK Order 218 More Aster Air Defence Missiles
France, Italy, and the UK boost Aster missile procurement and speed manufacture to guarantee quicker deployments enhancing European air defence capacity.
Air
Ammunition
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Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Interview / Exclusive File
U.S.: The Threshold on S-400 is the NDAA and CAATSA, not IAB
Deploying S-400 at IAB won’t solve the problem. The threshold is not about easing U.S. concerns. It is about meeting the NDAA and CAATSA demands.”
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Expo and Air Show
Eurosam Shows SAMP/T NG Air Defence System
The new version of the SAMP/T long-range air defence system, SAMP/T NG, with improvements and new capabilities, was exhibited in Eurosatory 2024.
Weapon / Missile
Turkiye To Join The European Sky Shield Initiative
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated that Turkiye and Greece will join the Sky Shield initiative aiming for a common European air defence structure.
Weapon / Missile
Italy Orders New SAMP/T NG Air Defence Systems
Italy ordered four SAMP/T Next Generation (NG) long-range air defence systems at the beginning of February 2024.
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Bilateral Relations
Sensors
Italy to Deliver SAMP/Ts to Ukraine
Corriere Della Sera reported that the SAMP/T, under Eurosam, delivery preparations were underway.
