the hypothesis of anti-drone systems – Corriere.it

Italian anti-drone systems derived from model Adrian supplied to our armed forces, which have never disclosed the numbers and types they have. The Ukrainians are in great need of it and Italy could give its contribution of military aid in this sector too, together with the allies and in coordination with NATO.

one of the possible novelties of the decree that in the coming weeks, the sixth of its kind, the Italian government should approve to define a new set of aid to the resistance of Kiev. Certainly Zelensky’s executive made this request, while Moscow is implanting on its territory the production of drones with Iranian technology, as revealed yesterday by the Italian magazine Rid.

The possible news of the forthcoming decree of direct aid to the army of Kiev circulated yesterday in government and military circles while the Council of Ministers approved the provision which repeat the pattern adopted by the government Dragons in the last year. After the approval of a joint parliamentary motion by the majority last Wednesday, supported in content by almost similar motions from the Democratic Party and Italia Viva e Azionethe government has renewed the model adopted by the previous executive until the end of 2023: with a decree law, following an act of direction from the Chambers, the authorization for the transfer of military vehicles, materials and equipment is extended for 12 months in favor of the Ukraine.

Our country will therefore be able to continue to send military aid with simple inter-ministerial decrees, the content of which will be classified and communicated only to Copasir. On December 13 the Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto report to Parliament on the matter.

the possibility that Italy will send for the first time is also under discussion Spike anti-tank systems, of Israeli production and supplied to our Armed Forces. For the rest of the contents of the sixth decree, arriving by December or in the first part of January, they should follow those of the previous ones.

So far theItaly has sent weapons to Kiev for an estimated value between 300 and 500 million euros, according to NATO sources. Certainly, in the package of artillery aid, it has sent the 155 mm howitzers of the modern PzH2000 and the Fh70 cannons of the same caliber (also photographed on Ukrainian soil) to Ukrainian territory. Like many other NATO countries, our government has so far also sent i Stinger shoulder missiles, as well as Lince troop transport vehicles and M130 tracked vehicles. The list of each decree passed so far also includes various items of light artilleryincluding the American Browning M2 machine guns.

A list that has never been made public, but on which various indiscretions have leaked in recent months, while in the last few hours there has been talk of the possibility of sending surface-to-air missilesshort and medium range, del Asp model. The most modern Aspide batteries, in the most updated versions, are however supplied to our Air Force which does not want to deprive them of them, while the old batteries are now in disuse and the models that are even 30 or 40 years old can be reactivated to deploy them in a modern war theater is considered useless, according to Italian Defense sources.

The CDM also approved the new decree law for theIschia emergency (another 10 million) and a decree for the temporary administration of the Priolo refinery, of the Russian company Lukoil.