August 22, 2018: The Italian Army has taken a risk by being the first to buy a revolutionary new tank design. In July 2018, two years after it was introduced the contract was signed for the purchase ...

The Centauro II MGS 120/105 is a wheeled tank destroyer built by the Consortium IVECO OTO-Melara (CIO). It will be delivered to the Italian Army, or Esercito Italiano (EI), with the name “B2 Centauro” ...

The new 30-ton Centauro features a 120mm cannon. (Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium) ROME — The Italian Army has signed a €159 million (U.S. $186 million) contract to acquire 10 Centauro II wheeled tanks, ...

Rumors have flown on social media speculating—based on fragmentary evidence—that Rome may be “secretly” delivering some of its retiring B1 Centauro tank-destroyers to Ukraine. These nimble ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A judge in Brazil has suspended the signing of a contract with an Italian consortium for the delivery of Centauro II armored vehicles to the Brazilian Army. The Army chose to buy 98 ...