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.
Malaysian Firm Purchases Two AW189 Choppers
Finmeccanica announced today at the Singapore Airshow 2016 an order by TPG Aeronautik Sdn Bhd of Malaysia for two AW189 super medium helicopters, consolidating the success of the type in...
Finmeccanica Wins SEER Radar Warning Receiver Contract For Indonesian Air Force
Finmeccanica has signed an agreement with Singapore-based prime contractor Aptronics PTE Ltd to provide its SEER radar warning receiver for the Indonesian Air Force. SEER is a self-protection system which detects...
Finmeccanica Signs Tetra PIT Radio Service Contract For Italian Police
Finmeccanica has signed a contract with the Italian Ministry of the Interior to implement a Tetra-based mission-critical national mobile radio service assuring secure communications for Police Forces. The contract aims to...
Kuwait Will Have To Wait For Its Eurofighter Jets Beyond Christmas
Finmeccanica might delay the signing of a contract worth 7-8 billion euros to sell 28 Eurofighter jets to Kuwait. Finmeccanica CEO, Mauro Moretti said last Thursday that the contract may not...
Finmeccanica Rejects Boeing Bid To Buy Westland
Boeings attempt to make a bid to buy Italian Westland helicopter maker has been rejected by Finmeccanica. The takeover attempt was also part of a tortuous wrangle between Boeing and Finmeccanica...
No AgustaWestland Helicopter For Indonesian VVIPs, To Use 25 Year Old Super
Indonesia President Joko Widodo has turned down an Air Force plan to buy new AW101 helicopters for VVIPs use and instead will continue to use 25 year old Super...
Selex Supports NATO With Surveillance Tech
Finmeccanica-Selex presented surveillance technologies chosen by NATO to help provide security for the organisations member countries. Launched in 2012, the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme uses remotely piloted aircraft, sensors,...
148 Improvised Explosives Defused By Afghan Army In 4 Days
The Afghan Army defused 148 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and landmines throughout the country within the past four days. "Engineering teams of Afghan National Army discovered and defused 148 IEDs and...
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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...
