A century after the establishment of Vickers-Terni, which created the La Spezia-based artillery factory, considered the founding element of Oto Melara, the company is today active in naval, land and air weapon systems all......A century after the establishment of Vickers-Terni, which created the La Spezia-based artillery factory, considered the founding element of Oto Melara, the company is today active in naval, land and air weapon systems all using state-of-the-art technologies. Oto Melara is part of the Finmeccanica group, Italy’s major defence industry player and one of the biggest aerospace and defence groups operating in Europe. In 1985 Oto Melara formed a consortium with Iveco Fiat to design and develop an entire family of new armoured vehicles , both wheeled and tracked, for the Italian Army. Oto Melara devotes about 13 percent of its revenues to R&D, while links with universities and research centres enable the company to remain on top of crucial technology areas.