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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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BAE Systems-led Bid Offers Leonardo’s Thermal Imaging Technology For British Army Tank...
September 6, 2018 @ 06:30 AMThe thermal imaging technology, developed by Leonardo in the UK, is being offered to the British Army as part of Team Challenger 2s bid, led by BAE Systems, to upgrade the Armys Main Battle Tank. Also known as ‘electro-optic technology, the thermal imaging system will help British troops identify potential threats and move undetected in hostile situations, while also shaving valuable seconds off reaction times, which can make the difference between mission success and failure
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Leonardo Confirms Advance Payment from Qatar for NH-90 Helicopter Purchase
August 20, 2018 @ 06:18 PMLeonardo has confirmed that has received an advance payment out of the Euro 3 billion deal to supply 28 NH-90 military helicopters to the Gulf nation. Leonardo signed the contract on March 14, 2018 for the supply of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine military helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of Qatar
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Leonardo's 'Project Comfort' to Reduce Noise and Vibration in helicopters
July 27, 2018 @ 12:49 PMLeonardo and an Italian polytechnic, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) will collaborate on developing technologies for reducing noise and vibration besides reducing pilot workload. The goal of the programme is to demonstrate a significant vibration and internal noise reduction, through the coordinated use of passive and active systems
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Leonardo, Ultra Css, L3 Technologies To Co-develop Next-Gen Acoustic Sensor System For...
July 18, 2018 @ 05:32 PMLeonardo has entered partnerships with L3 Technologies and Ultra Electronics Command & Sonar Systems (Ultra) to offer a complete Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) acoustic system based on Leonardos new lightweight ULISSES (Ultra-LIght SonicS Enhanced System) processor. Leonardo will offer an integrated system comprising ULISSES and either a dipping sonar provided by L3 or sonobuoys provided by Ultra, or a combination of both
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Leonardo To Set Up New Pilot Training Initiative For Italian Air Force
July 18, 2018 @ 09:27 AMLeonardo signed a collaboration agreement with Italy to strengthen the training services already offered by the Italian Air Forces 61st Wing and will establish an all new “International Flight Training School” (IFTS) to support military pilot training. Leonardos CEO, Alessandro Profumo, and the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt
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Leonardo’s Geospatial Maritime Security Platform Launched At Farnborough
July 18, 2018 @ 09:14 AMSEonSE (Smart Eyes on the SEas), Leonardos geospatial maritime security platform, has gone live, the firm announced during the on-going Farnborough International Airshow on July 17. With the use of cloud computing and of advanced big data analysis models, SEonSE makes it possible to access in real-time, even from tablets or smartphones, customised information on what happens at sea, the companys press statement says
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Leonardo sells Aircraft Counter-measures System to Middle Eastern customer
July 17, 2018 @ 11:47 AMLeonardo has won a contract to deliver its ‘Miysis Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure (DIRCM) systems to a Middle Eastern customer. The DIRCM protects aircraft from advanced heat-seeking missiles confusing their targeting sensors
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Leonardo’s New-Gen Communications Intelligence System To Debut At Farnborough
July 14, 2018 @ 08:29 AMAt Farnborough Air Show 2018, Leonardo will unveil a new Electronic Warfare (EW) communications intelligence (COMINT) product, called ‘Spider for the eight Radio Frequency (RF) antennas contained within the system. Spider is able to intercept and analyse enemy communications in real time
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Leonardo To Debut New E-Scan Radar For Fighter Aircraft At Farnborough Air...
July 14, 2018 @ 08:22 AMLeonardo will unveil the latest in its portfolio of electronically-scanning (E-Scan) radars, the Grifo-E at Farnborough Air Show 2018 to be held this month. The Grifo-E is the evolution of the well-received Grifo (M-scan) fire control radar for fighter aircraft, which has seen more than 450 units flying with six air forces
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Seven NATO Allies Plan to Jointly Acquire Maritime Munitions
July 13, 2018 @ 01:03 PMSeven North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allies signed a Letter of Intent on Multinational Cooperation for the Provision of Maritime Battle Decisive Munitions (MBDM) in Brussels during the NATO Summit (11 and 12 July 2018). The plan covers a broad range of munition types, including surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, torpedoes, and gun shells, NATO said in a press statement Wednesday
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Indian Sukhoi-30 MKI Aircraft Test Fires Homegrown Guided Bomb
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Russian Buk-M3 Viking Defense Missile System Has Enhanced Features
Russian state-run Almaz-Antey has released additional data on its latest export-version of Buk-M3 Viking air defense missile system (ADMS)
Upgraded MiG-29 to take on F-16 in the Refurbished Fighter Jet Market
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First Public Flight of Russian Su-57 Stealth fighter at Army 2018
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Battle of the Air Defense Systems: S-400 Vs Patriot and THAAD
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Russian MoD Releases Videos of Latest Missile Production, Testing
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Aircraft Manufacturers Vie for $60 to $80 Billion Global Fighter Jet Purchase Programs
The market for fighter jets in countries which are expected to have open competitions is estimated at US$50 billion to...