SAMP-T
Coverage of SAMP-T in the Nexus archive.
- Italy Uncovers Russian Espionage Network Targeting Ukraine Air Defense Data
Italian investigators uncovered a Russian espionage network in Rome targeting intelligence on Western air defense systems supplied to Ukraine. A suspected Russian GRU officer, Mikhail Astakov, allegedly paid Gavino Piras for classified data on systems including Samp-T and Michelangelo Dome, with Italy expelling two Russian military attaches in response.
- Italy busts Russian spy ring collecting data on Ukrainian air defense vulnerabilities
Italy dismantled a Russian spy ring collecting data on Ukrainian air defense systems, including Europe’s Samp-T and Italy’s Michelangelo Dome. A former Italian intelligence official, Gavino Piras, allegedly provided information to a Russian GRU officer, Mikhail Astakov, in exchange for cash payments.
- Switzerland weighs Franco-Italian alternative to US air defences
Switzerland is considering the Franco-Italian SAMP-T air defense system as an alternative to the delayed Raytheon Patriot system. Deliveries of the Patriot system are expected to be postponed for at least five years.