Leonardo Confirms the M-346 Contract for Nigeria
Leonardo announced it had secured a deal to supply the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) with its M-346 fighter and trainer aircraft.
leonardo News
Air
Air
Expo and Air Show
Leonardo Promotes AW-249 at DIMDEX
Italian Leonardo presented its new attack helicopter AW-249 at DIMDEX Qatar.
Land
Investment
Italy to Localise Its Future Leopard 2A8 MBTs
Leonardo will integrate Italian-made components into the German Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks that Italy will acquire.
Air
France Acquires Eight NH90 SF Helicopters
France will acquire eight additional NH90 SF helicopters for the French Special Operations Forces.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Otokar to Unveil TULPAR AFV With 120 mm Gun at WDS
Turkish Otokar’s TULPAR Armoured Vehicle with Leonardo’s HITFACT MKII turret with 120 mm L45 gun was spotted the day before WDS, Saudi Arabia.
Weapon / Missile
BAE Systems Unveils AMPV-Based C-UAS System
BAE Systems has announced the firing tests of a new C-UAS system based on an Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).
Weapon / Missile
U.K. Tests High-Power Laser Against Aerial Targets
U.K.’s DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system became the U.K.’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets.
Navy / Maritime
Constellation Delays Due to the Lack of Shipwright
The U.S. Navy's first Constellation-class frigate will be delayed a year due to a labour shortage at the shipyard in Wisconsin where it is being built.
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Leonardo Supplies U.S. Submarine’s Propulsion Systems
Leonardo DRS was awarded a $3 billion contract to supply electric propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy’s USS Columbia-class submarines.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Italy to Use CİRİT Missiles on Astore Armed UAVs
The Italian Air Force will acquire Astore-armed UAVs with Turkish ROKETSAN’s CİRİT 70 mm laser-guided missiles.
Land
Leopard Again for Italy
Italy steps further for new main battle tanks. In this context, a path similar to the past has been chosen.
Defence Politics
Air
Investment
GCAP Establishes the GIGO for Collaboration
Italy, Japan and the U.K. agreed on the next-generation Global Combat Air Programme GCAP in Tokyo, establishing the GIGO.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Milrem Robotics Combines THeMIS UGV with HITROLE
Milrem Robotics’ Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), THeMIS, merges with Leonardo’s HITROLE remote weapons station.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Eurofighter Offers Typhoon Fighter Jets to Poland
Leonardo promoted the Eurofighter Typhoon to the Polish government, which is modernising its air force.
