Companies - Leonardo (Earlier Finmeccanica)
Leonardo, Thales Demo Anti-MANPAD Warning and Protection System
Leonardo and Thales today demonstrated their missile warning and protection system as part of the SALT (Surface-to-Air Launch Trial) hosted by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) in Sweden in...
Leonardo Offers Italian Air Force Eurofighter Jets to Bulgaria
Italy and Leonardo submitted their offer to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence on October in response to the recent Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of eight fighter aircraft...
Boeing-Saab Beat Lockheed-KAI to Win $9.2B USAF Next-Generation Training Jet Contract
A Boeing-Saab partnership has won $9.2 billion contract for the United States Air Force Advanced Pilot Training aircraft and ground-based training systems beating Lockheed-KAI consortium and Leonardo DRS
Taiwan Planning New Helicopter Base to Repel ‘Surprise’ China Attack
The Taiwan Army is to build a helicopter base for Apache, Bell Super Cobra Helicopters in Taitung County and Taichung for rapid response in case of a surprise attack by...
China’s ‘Quantum’ Radar Can Detect Stealth Targets
A Chinese research institute has announced the development of a ‘quantum radar, which might eventually be able to detect stealth aircraft from great distances. Developed by the Nanjing Research Institute...
USAF Selects Leonardo-Boeing MH-139 to Replace UH-1N “Huey†Helicopters
The United States Air Force (USAF) selected the MH-139, based on the Leonardo AW139 and offered by Boeing as prime contractor, to replace its fleet of UH-1N “Huey” helicopters in...
Leonardo and S African Paramount Group to Cooperate on Weaponized M-345 Jet...
Leonardo and South African Paramount Group signed a letter of intent (LOI) today to develop a weaponized version of the M-345 trainer jet for the African market. Leonardo and the Paramount...
Leonardo to Upgrade C-27J Tactical Airlifter with New Avionics
Leonardo has announced a program to upgrade the C-27J Spartan military tactical transport aircraft with avionics, communication and winglets. The new C-27J baseline configuration will be characterized by a brand new...
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S.Korea to Install AI-Based Security Systems to Curb Border Defection
The South Korean military will install an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based security system at the eastern coastal border, weeks after a North Korean man crossed over to the country
Lockheed Martin Demos S-97 Raider Helicopter for U.S. Army
Lockheed Martin said that the S-97 Raider flew two demonstrations before Army officials and Soldiers at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama this week
Yemeni Houtis Launch Drones, Missiles at Saudi Targets; Intercepted, Says Riyadh
The Yemeni Houti army launched multiple drone attacks against Saudi targets, including oil refineries on Wednesday evening and early hours of today
Russia’s ZALA Aero Unveils Tilt-rotor, hybrid-power Drones
Russia’s ZALA Aero (Kalashnikov Group Subsidiary) today unveiled three new small drones- a tilt-rotor, a hybrid engine 12-hour endurance drone and a quadcopter at the ZALA EXPO exhibition in Moscow
Russian MC-21 Airliner Deliveries Postponed due to Sanctions
American sanctions and new rules for obtaining export licenses for foreign partners have pushed the deliveries of Russia’s Irkut MC-21 airliner by a couple of months
French MoD-Supported Cybersecurity Start-up Receives €6 Million Funding
Indonesia, South Korea ‘Near Agreement’ on Resuming KF-X Fighter jet Partnership
Ukraine to Consider Nuclear Weapons if denied NATO Entry
Russia'a New Quadcopter Drone is Immune to Radio-Jamming
Is the Carting Away of Russian Pantsir S1 linked to U.S. Army’s IM-SHORAD Testing?
Speculation is rife that the U S military moving a Russian-made Pantsir S1 air defence system (ADS) from Libya to...
After JF-17 Fighter, Chinese J-11B Jet could be next on Pakistan’s Shopping List
Pakistans new fighter jet buy could narrow down to Chinas J-11B aircraft as the induction of Rafale jets by India...
S Korean KF-X Jet Prototype Advances amidst Indonesian Uncertainty
South Koreas KF-X fighter jets prototype will be released publicly before the first half of 2021 even as reports emerge...
Why UAE’s MQ-9B Armed Drone Purchase Should Worry Iran
The MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to be acquired by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is intended to give a...
What’s Behind Turkey’s silence on S-400 Air Defence System Test?
The Turkish defense establishment silence on the S-400 air defense systems (ADS)s missile interception test last week reveals more than...