Italian air force says yes to HammerHead

Piaggio is an Italian manufacturer but is 98% owned by the Abu Dhabi investment company.
Italy has publicly supported the development of the HammerHead since the it was unveiled at the Paris air show in 2013, but had not committed to a purchase.
It has now given the go-ahead for three systems consisting of six air vehicles and three ground control stations, which will be delivered in 2016.
HammerHead is derived from the manned P.180 Avanti twin turboprop business aircraft. It was developed in collaboration with Selex ES, which will provide the mission control system, sensors, data link and ground control station.