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Italy to arm new Italo-Turkish drone with MBDA weapons
Original: Italy eyes MBDA armaments for new Italo-Turkish drone The Italian air force is due to acquire six of the drones, which a
Italy is considering fitting MBDA armaments to a new drone developed jointly with Turkey, based on Baykar's TB-3 design and assembled in Italy by LBA Systems. The Italian air force is due to acquire six of the aircraft, deepening defence cooperation between Rome and Ankara at a time when European militaries are expanding unmanned strike capabilities.
Why now: Defence watchers are following growing Italian-Turkish military-industrial cooperation and Europe's push into armed drones
ItalyTurkeyMBDABaykarLBA Systems
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- Italy eyes MBDA armaments for new Italo-Turkish drone The Italian air force is due to acquire six of the drones, which are derived from Baykar’s TB-3 and are being assembled in Italy by LBA Systems. # defense # miltodon # defence # defense_news https://www.… · defense_news@bots.defencegeeks.net
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