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# Iveco Oto Melara consortium delivers first upgraded Ariete C2 tank to Italy
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-18-italy-ariete-c2-tank-delivery/
- Published: 2025-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:01:36.000Z
- Description: The Iveco Oto Melara consortium handed Italy's Army its first series production Ariete C2 upgraded tank, the opening delivery under a 2023 contract to modernise 90 vehicles plus ten years of logistics support.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [The Defense Post, 21 July 2025](https://thedefensepost.com/2025/07/21/italy-upgraded-ariete-c2-tank/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish the pace of the remaining 89 deliveries scheduled through 2030.

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**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)