Leonardo to Produce Additional AW169M LUH
Leonardo seals AW169M LUH Contract for Austria, expanding helicopter fleet. Italian Defence and Armaments Directorate ink deal.
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First AW169 for Austria
Austria has taken delivery of the first AW169 helicopter. The procurement process is carried out under G2G agreement between Italy and Austria.
Air
Leonardo awarded a €690 million contract for the AW101/CH-149
The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded Leonardo a €690 million contract for the AW101/CH-149 "Cormorant" Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project.
Air
Leonardo Completed the M-346 Trainer Delivery to Poland
Leonardo has delivered the last batch of four M-346 Master aircraft to the Polish Air Force as the successor to the legendary TS-11 Iskra trainer aircraft.
Weapon / Missile
Second Tests of Dragonfire LDEW
UK works with MBDA, Leonardo, QinetiQ and Dstl on sovereign laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) capability. The Kingdom tested LDEW for the second time.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Leonardo Provides Marlin 40 Naval Defence System to Indonesia
Indonesia signed a contract with Leonardo to acquire the ILOS variant of the 40mm turret to equip PC60 Fast Patrol Boats (FAB) and Tank Landing Ship vessels.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Fifth P-72 for Turkish Navy
Turkish Navy has taken delivery of the fifth P-72 maritime patrol aircraft in Phase III of the Meltem Project. SSB announced the delivery.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Leonardo Launches its New DSS-IRST System at Euronaval
Leonardo launched the Distributed Static Staring-InfraRed Search and Tracking System(DSS-IRST) that protects naval assets from multiple threats.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected
Malaysian Defence Minister Hussein announced that the government had selected the Leonardo ATR72 MPA and the TUSAŞ Anka-S to meet the RMAF requirements.
Air
Kuwait has received six of the 28 Eurofighters ordered
Kuwait's received two more Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 jets, the third batch out of a total of 28 aircraft ordered, according to KUNA.
Air
Leonardo and Boeing Deliver Four MH-139A to the USAF
USAF receives the first four MH-139A Gray Wolf test helicopters from Leonardo and Boeing as the service looks to replace its ageing UH-1N helicopters.
Air
AW249 Attack Performed its Maiden Flight
Italian Leonardo’s attack helicopter development project AW249, which will incorporate stealth technologies, performed its maiden flight.
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Greece to Deploy Leonardo’s Kronos Grand Radar to Crete
Leonardo announced that Greece had chosen the Kronos Grand Radar for the Crete Shooting Range (PBK) and the NATO NAMFI (NATO Missile Fire Installation).
Navy / Maritime
Air
Malaysian Navy Gets Two Italian AW139 Maritime Helicopters
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has officially received and commissioned its first two Leonardo AW139 multipurpose maritime helicopters.
Air
Poland to Acquire 32 AW149 Helicopters from Leonardo
Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence, signed a contract in Świdnik to deliver 32 AW149 multi-role helicopters to Polish Land Forces.
Air
Leonardo unveils C-27J firefighting configuration
Leonardo has unveiled a new firefighting configuration for its C-27J Spartan, equipped with a roll-on/roll-off modular airborne firefighting system (MAFFS II).
