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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Italy's participation in the F-35 procurement program was initially decided
in 1998 by the left-wing government under Massimo D'Alema, the leader of
the former Italian Communist Party, which invested US$10 million in the
Concept Demonstration Phase (CDP) of the program. In 2002 the rightwing government led by Silvio Berlusconi confirmed this strategic choice by
committing $1.028 billion to the System Design and Development (SDD)
phase and by signing the US-Italy memorandum of understanding (MOU).
In 2007 the left-wing government guided by Romano Prodi signed the
bilateral MOU for the Production, Sustainment, and Follow-on Development
(PSFD) phase with an investment of $904 million.
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