Leonardo (Earlier Finmeccanica)
Leonardo realises multi-domain technological capabilities in Aerospace, Defence & Security, the company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland, and the US.
Italy Signs €380M Technical-Logistical Support Contact for C-130J Fleet
The Italian Ministry of Defenses Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness Directorate (DAAA) recently approved a contract for the technical-logistical support of the Air Forces C-130J Super Hercules airlifter fleet. The agreement, which...
Leonardo, Vertical Aerospace to Collaborate on Electric Aircraft Fuselage Development
Vertical Aerospace signed a joint development program with Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for Verticals VX4 electric aircraft. Vertical and Leonardo will work...
Leonardo to Develop Wideband Capabilities for Eurofighter Typhoon’s E-scan Radar
Leonardo has signed over €260M worth contracts with HENSOLDT to help in the development of the Eurofighter Typhoon Jets ECRS Mk1 (European Common Radar System Mk1) E-scan radar, ordered by...
Leonardo Bags First International Contract for New Mirach 100/5 V2 Target Drones
Leonardo said it won the first export contract for the delivery of ten Mirach 100/5 V2 drones featuring new engines and advanced new avionics. The Mirach 100/5 V2 will accurately simulate...
Kongsberg to Maintain Norway’s Fleet of AW101 SAR Helicopters
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) signed an agreement with Leonardo to provide maintenance services for the Norwegian fleet of SAR Queen / AW101 Search & Rescue helicopters. The contract will be...
Leonardo Acquires 25.1% Shares in HENSOLDT for €606M
Leonardo completed the acquisition of 25.1% of the shares in HENSOLDT AG, a leading German player in the field of sensors for defence and security applications, with an expanding portfolio...
Qatar Takes Delivery of First NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter
The Qatar Air Force took delivery of the first NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) recently, manufacturer Leonardo has announced. The first TTH version helicopter for land-based tasks was delivered on 11...
Italy to Supply Slovenia with C-27J Spartan Aircraft under Inter-government Agreement
Slovenia will procure fixed wing C-27J Spartan aircraft from Italy under a Government to Government (G2G) agreement signed on November 17 which also includes servicing, maintenance and crew training. The number...
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L3 Harris to Build Infrared Payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Missile Tracking Program
L3Harris Technologies has been contracted to develop eight infrared payloads for the Space Development Agency's Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program
Pakistan to Acquire Chinese CH-4 Drones
Pakistan reportedly plans to purchase 10 more Caihong-4 (CH-4) Medium Altitude - Long Endurance (MALE) Class Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from China for $24 million
Northrop Grumman Wins $7B for B-2 Modernization
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract worth up to $7 billion for the modernization and sustainment of the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber fleet
Israelis Petition to Send Decommissioned Patriot Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
Israeli citizens have launched a campaign urging their government to transfer decommissioned Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine
Brunei MoD Orders Six H145M Multipurpose Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with Brunei's Ministry of Defence to purchase six H145M helicopters
Toxic Fire at Diehl Metallurgical Plant Threatens Berlin
Hensoldt to Provide Radars, Air Traffic Management Systems for Royal Fleet Auxiliary...
Ukraine to Receive Hensoldt TRML-4D Surveillance Radars
Rheinmetall Presents First Heavy Weapons Carrier Prototype to the German Army
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1