Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto announced that additional nations can participate in the GCAP sixth-generation fighter aircraft project. The minister emphasized that expanding cost-sharing arrangements would alleviate the project's financial burden.

The Italian government has granted approval to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production partnership between Turkish defense leader Baykar and state-controlled Leonardo. Structured as a 50-50 equal partnership, the agreement aims to address Europe's strategic gap in unmanned systems technology.

HAVELSAN’s partnership with VN Maritime and Piloda Defence has moved into production in Italy, expanding to hybrid and unmanned maritime platforms for potential Italian government and security users.

Türkiye is reportedly in talks with Italy to acquire and co-produce Eurosam’s SAMP/T air and missile defense system after recent missile threats linked to Iran increased the urgency of Ankara’s air defense requirements.

Italian defense giant Leonardo has acquired the defense unit including Iveco Defence Vehicles and the ASTRA brand in a deal valued at €1.7 billion.

HAVELSAN signed a strategic MoU with Italy-based VN Maritime and Piloda Defence to develop unmanned and hybrid naval platforms. The first procurement contract is targeted for the first half of 2026.

Piaggio Aerospace, recently acquired by Baykar, has signed a new contract with Italy’s Guardia di Finanza to deliver one P.180 Avanti EVO aircraft, including initial logistics support and options for additional units.

Baykar has finalized the acquisition of Italy’s historic aerospace firm Piaggio Aerospace, aiming to establish a strategic production and excellence hub in Europe.