Prior notice · Italy
Italian Army Aviation market consultation on "Safe Strike" mission tracking and data transmission service
MINISTERO DELLA DIFESA - COMANDO AVIAZIONE DELL'ESERCITO · published 12 Aug 2026 · · Source ↗
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CPV72250000
Why it matters
The buyer is testing whether it can award "Safe Strike" directly to a single supplier, so any credible alternative provider that responds now can force an open procedure. Relevant to firms supplying aircraft mission tracking/BFT, data-link and mission-data software with client/server licensing and Italian in-country support.
Do this: If you supply airborne mission tracking/data-transmission systems, respond to the Comando Aviazione dell'Esercito consultation via the TED notice contact immediately, evidencing an equivalent solution to block a sole-source award.
Route: direct bid · For: BD / bid leads at defence-tech scale-upsEstablished SME suppliers & subsystem makers
Summary
Italy's Ministry of Defence – Army Aviation Command (Comando Aviazione dell'Esercito) has published a preliminary market consultation to verify whether competition exists for a service called "Safe Strike": mission tracking, reporting and data transmission, including rental of hardware/software and client/server licences for Army Aviation aircraft. The notice is a pre-tender check for absence of competition on technical grounds. No budget or deadline is stated in the notice text.
Source text (raw, may be non-English)
Servizio di tracciamento, riporto e trasmissione dati di missione denominato “Safe Strike” con noleggio di apparati hardware e software e licenza client/server per gli aeromobili dell’Aviazione dell’Esercito
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