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NATO's NSPA awards Iveco Defence Vehicles a robotic systems contract

NATO's Support and Procurement Agency awarded Italy's Iveco Defence Vehicles a three year contract on 15 July 2025 to develop robotic and autonomous systems integrating UGVs and UAS into a unified command architecture. Value undisclosed.

Reported Editor-read euro-sd.com, 15 July 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish the contract's value or that the technology will reach a fielded NATO capability.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19. How the record is made

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