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Iveco Oto Melara consortium delivers first upgraded Ariete C2 tank to Italy

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.

Reported Editor-read The Defense Post, 21 July 2025

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

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.

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