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.
India Dumps Torpedoes For Scorpene Contract, Withdraws RFP
India has scrapped a $267 million (INR 1800 crore) deal to procure 98 heavy weight torpedoes for the navys submarine project from Leonardo-Finmeccancia. “The global tender to procure 98 heavy-weight torpedos...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica, NTU To Develop Helicopter Manufacturing Tech
Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), signed an agreement to start research collaboration in integrated and innovative composites helicopter structure and helicopter aerodynamics. The agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Renames TH-119 Chopper For US Navy’s Trainer Program
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has introduced TH-119 new name, new avionics for US Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer Program An AgustaWestland AW119 single engine helicopter variant designated as the TH-119 was introduced during the Navy...
US Naval Test Pilot School To Use Leonardo-Finmeccanica AESA Radar
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has signed a contract with Elbit Systems of America to supply the Vixen 500E AESA radar for the US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) in Patuxent River, Maryland. The contract...
Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change To Leonardo
Finmeccanica announced Thursday that the company is changing its name to ‘Leonardo S.p
Finmeccanica Demos Reverse-IFF System With Typhoon Jet
Finmeccanica with the Italian Defense General Staff has demonstrated the successful integration of a Mode 5 Reverse-IFF (Identification Friend-Foe) system, providing air-to-ground IFF capabilities for a Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon. An...
Former Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland Bosses Sentencing Brings Spotlight On Helicopter Bribery Case In...
Reports of the sentencing of former Finmeccanica boss, Giuseppe Orsi and Bruno Spagnolini, former head of AgustaWestland, has once again brought the spotlight on suspicion of bribery in the deal...
Egypt Planning to Buy French Frigates, Military Satellite Systems Worth Euro 1
Egypt and France are planning to seal agreements worth €1 billion this month for the sale of fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system. The agreements will be...
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Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior official in Russia’s General Staff, was killed in a car explosion in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha today, according to the Investigative Committee's spokesperson, Svetlana Petrenko
Netherlands Selects Oshkosh DXPV Patrol Vehicles for Marine Corps Use
Oshkosh Defense Europe B
Saudi Arabia to Buy 10 A330neo Planes, Supply $666M worth Titanium to Airbus
Airbus has signed a major two-way agreement with Saudi Arabia that includes the sale of 10 A330neo long-haul aircraft to the kingdom’s national carrier, Saudia, and the purchase of Saudi titanium worth approximately $666 million
Swedish Jets Escort Russian Signals Intelligence Aircraft in First Mission for NATO
Two Swedish Jas 39 Gripen fighter jets have completed their first close-range interception mission under NATO command, escorting a Russian IL-20 Coot signals intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea
European Defence Agency Evaluates Drones, Robots Ahead of Military Exercise in Rome
As preparations intensify for a major European defence trial in Rome, the European Defence Agency (EDA) has completed a round of system acceptance tests across the continent to verify the readiness of unmanned aerial and ground platforms
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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...
