More F-35s and EF2000s for Italy

Italy plans to acquire more Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs and Eurofighter EF2000s.The details were contained in the latest annual multi-year Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della Difesa (Multi-year Defence Planning Document) released by the country’s government on September 17, 2024, which outlines Italian defence spending for 2024-2026.Italy will invest €7 billion to acquire 25 more F-35s, comprising 15 F-35As and ten F-35Bs. The F-35As will go to the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force). Five of the F-35Bs will go to the