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.
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Begins Test Campaign Of Remotely Piloted Helicopter SW-4 ‘Solo’
Leonardo-Finmeccanica begins the test campaign of its remotely piloted helicopter SW-4 ‘Solo after its first successful flight yesterday, in order to verify the aircrafts operational characteristics and validate flight procedures,...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Delivers Four Italian Air Force ATR 72MP Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Leonardo-Finmeccanica delivered the first two of a total four ATR 72MPs, a multirole Maritime Patrol, Electronic Surveillance and C4I aircraft, to the Italian Air Force today. Designated P-72A by the Italian...
India’s CBI Arrests Former Air Chief, Two Others In AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper...
Indias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested former Air Chief SP Tyagi and two others over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,700 crores (US $753...
Sikorsky To Supply Six S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters To Chilean Air Force...
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky has signed a contract with the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile) for six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the service's medium-lift helicopter recapitalization program. The new...
Royal Navy’s Merlin Mk4 Helicopter Completes First Flight
Leonardo-Finmeccanica successfully conducted the maiden flight of first AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 helicopter of the Royal Navy on 24th October 2016 at its Yeovil facility in southwest England. Leonardo is upgrading...
Geoff Hoon To Depart AgustaWestland
Former UK Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon who was AgustaWestland's international director, has announced his intention to leave the company. In an email to media contacts Monday, Hoon said, “After almost six...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Signs Five Firm Orders For AW169 Helicopters In Brazil
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that five firm orders have been signed for AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters by different Brazilian corporate and private customers. The announcement comes following an official presentation of the new...
Airbus, Dassault, Finmeccanica Commence European MALE UAV Definition Study
The contract for the definition study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Programme, assigned to Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo-Finmeccanica has been launched...
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Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence has selected California-based Skydio to supply autonomous small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) in an initial tender valued at 101 million Norwegian Kroner, approximately $9
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
Israel has signed a new production contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
BAE Systems has, for the first time, launched a precision-guided munition from a multi-rotor Uncrewed Air System (UAS), striking both air and ground targets during trials at the U
BAE Systems Conducts First Precision Airstrike from Multirotor Drone Using APKWS
Israel Orders Negev 7, UX Machine Guns for Military
The Defense Procurement Director (DPD) at the Israeli Ministry of Defense has signed a new contract with Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) for the supply of 7
Israel Used Supernatural Powers for Espionage during Its War with Iran
A former Israeli intelligence collaborator has claimed that Israel relied on psychic powers and supernatural methods to conduct espionage against Iran during military operations in June
L3Harris Unveils Red Wolf, Green Wolf Launched Effects Vehicles
Yemeni National Resistance Force Seizes 750-Ton Weapons Shipment from Iran to Houthis;...
Canada Picks First Sites for $38.6B Arctic Radar Network under NORAD Modernization
Two-Thirds of U.K.’s Combat Jet Prototype Built as Test Pilots Fly in...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...