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Leonardo Extends Endurance, Data Link of Falco Drone
October 24, 2018 @ 10:57 AMLeonardo has completed series of successful test flights of its Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS) in Bulgaria. The flight campaign was to validate a package of upgrades that extends the endurance and operational range of the platform for overland and maritime missions
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Russian S-400 Air Defence Systems to Get Advanced Long-range Missile
October 18, 2018 @ 01:11 PMRussian units operating the S-400 air defence system will receive the 40N6 advanced long-range surface-to-air missile which was recently has been accepted for service in the Russian Army. "The 40N6 long-range missile has been accepted for service
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Portuguese Armed Forces to Buy 5 Leonardo AW119Kx Helicopters
October 18, 2018 @ 12:42 PMThe Portuguese Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Leonardos AW119Kx as its new multirole single engine helicopter to meet its future operational requirements. The Portuguese Air Force is set to take delivery of five aircraft with an option for a further two units
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Leonardo, Thales Demo Anti-MANPAD Warning and Protection System
October 9, 2018 @ 03:12 PMLeonardo 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 which both companies invested in the integration of the system. The latest-generation protective system consisted of a Leonardo Miysis Directed Infra-Red Counter-Measure (DIRCM) system and Thales Elix-IR multi-function Threat Warning System (TWS), integrated through Leonardos Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) Controller, an advanced electronic warfare computer
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Leonardo Offers Italian Air Force Eurofighter Jets to Bulgaria
October 8, 2018 @ 01:01 PMItaly 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 to replace their ageing Mig fleet. The Italian offer is based on the supply to the Bulgarian Air Force of used Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoons from the Italian Air Force and includes also the option for the delivery of newly built aircraft as requested by Bulgaria
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Boeing-Saab Beat Lockheed-KAI to Win $9.2B USAF Next-Generation Training Jet Contract
September 28, 2018 @ 05:11 AMA 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
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Taiwan Planning New Helicopter Base to Repel ‘Surprise’ China Attack
September 25, 2018 @ 09:42 AMThe 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. Attack helicopters such as Boeing AH-64E Apaches and Bell AH-1W Super Cobras, are to be stationed at Fong Nian Air Force Base, an unnamed official told
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China’s ‘Quantum’ Radar Can Detect Stealth Targets
September 25, 2018 @ 07:01 AMA 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 of Electronics Technology in Jiangsu province, the radar is able to detect and track targets more than 100 kilometers away, Sun Jun, head of the institute's Intelligent Detection Technology Laboratory, told China Daily in an exclusive interview
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USAF Selects Leonardo-Boeing MH-139 to Replace UH-1N “Huey†Helicopters
September 25, 2018 @ 06:31 AMThe 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 a deal worth $2.4 billion for 84 helicopters
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Leonardo and S African Paramount Group to Cooperate on Weaponized M-345 Jet...
September 20, 2018 @ 12:07 PMLeonardo 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 Group signed a Letter of Intent during the “Africa Aerospace & Defence” exhibition held in Pretoria
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Leonardo to Upgrade C-27J Tactical Airlifter with New Avionics
September 20, 2018 @ 08:54 AMLeonardo 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 avionics system
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Leonardo Opens Cyber-training Facility in UK
September 14, 2018 @ 02:42 PMLeonardo today opened a training facility in Lincoln, UK to educate defence technical specialists within the Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) domain. An example of the type of training imparted at the Academy is to train UK MoD personnel to protect platforms against the high-tech threat radar systems that they may face in operational theatres such as Syria, a Leonardo press release said
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Rostec to offer Modernization of S.Korean Ka-32s at Seoul ADEX 2019
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China’s J-20 Fighter May Have Entered Mass Production with Increased Deployment
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USAF Approves Sikorsky HH-60W Gunship To Enter Production
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Shareholders Approve United Technologies, Raytheon Merger
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