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Italy purchases spy planes from Israel

The goal is to strengthen aircraft fleet for electronic intelligence services

The Italian Government has purchased two "special mission aircraft", that is spy planes, from Israel, thus continuing to strengthen its fleet of electronic intelligence airplanes. The contract is worth more than 209 million Euros. It is part of the plan presented in 2020 to the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate by then Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (Executive Conte II) to the tune of 5 billion...

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Rome, Italy, 08/29/2022 11:38
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