Fonte ..... "US authorises weapons upgrade for Italian Reapers" .....Italy may become the first country to benefit from a recently-relaxed US government unmanned air vehicle export restriction, as it receives authorisation for a potential deal to arm its air force's fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reapers.
On 3 November the US Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) approved a potential deal covering weapons integration on Rome's six Reapers, a notice on the agency's website says (*).
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... rs-418604/
(*) ..... DSCA ..... "Italy - Weaponization of MQ-9s" .....
http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/it ... tion-mq-9s
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