US Approves 5,031 Precision Guidance Systems for Italy in Major Arms Deal

🎯 ROME — 5,000 precision kits for a country still hedging on the conflict. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: APKWS-II converts unguided rockets into precision munitions — cheap lethality at scale. Rome has stayed out of active Hormuz operations while hedging diplomatically. Washington arming Italy at this scale deepens dependency and narrows neutrality options. The package signals the US locking in Italian alignment before Meloni formally commits.