Leonardo has announced its latest electronic warfare (EW) survivability product, called ‘BriteEye’, at the EW Europe exhibition in London. The product is a highly-affordable defensive aids suite that combines sensing and countermeasures into a single integrated product. BriteEye can detect radar-guided “radio frequency” (RF) threats to aircraft and launch appropriate countermeasures to keep aircrews safe. […]

The Leonardo DRS T-100 is an advanced variant of the M-346 trainer, a globally proven training jet for air forces around the world.  Today, the aircraft is actively training pilots to fly the F-35 for the Netherlands, Israel and Italy.  Additionally, the M-346 is training side-by-side with the F-35 in Italy. In open government procurement […]

Leonardo announced at the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an order for an AgustaWestland AW169 by the Argentine National Gendarmerie in support of law enforcement and border patrol operations, expanding the presence of Leonardo in the highly competitive Argentinian government sector. Delivery of the AW169 to the Argentine National Gendarmerie is expected in […]

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) officially unveiled a new  Guarani 6×6 armoured vehicle personnel carriers. That was reported by planobrazil.com. The first VBTP (Viatura Blindada de Transporte de Pessoal) Guarani armored vehicles personal carriers of LAF was unveiled during the military parade. The VBTP-MR Guarani (Portuguese  Viatura Blindada Transporte de Pessoal ) is a 6×6 armoured personnel carrier developed by Iveco […]

Leonardo delivered in January the first NH90 MITT (Maritime – Italian Navy Tactical Transport) helicopter to the Italian Navy. The aircraft was designated ‘MH-90’ by its operator. That was reported by leonardocompany.com. The handover was performed during an official ceremony held at Luni Naval Base in the presence of representatives and dignitaries from the Italian Navy […]

Italy defence technologies group Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced the agreement of the develop and produce a replacement for the Italian Army’s A129 attack helicopters. The multiyear contract for the new exploration and escort helicopter (NEES) of the Italian Army envisages the study, development, industrialization, production and testing of a prototype and three initial production aircraft. Through this new […]

In October, Leonardo-Finmeccanica participated in the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior 2016 event – the largest demonstration of unmanned maritime systems ever held. Among the technologies the company showcased at the event were the SOLO UAS and the capabilities of the skyISTAR mission management system. The SW-4 SOLO UAS is based on the proven SW-4 light […]

The Italian Navy has released fresh details about its seven new multifunctional ships with Combat Management System developed by Leonardo-Finmeccanica. For the PPAs (Pattugliatore Polivalente D’Altura)), Leonardo offers a next generation, open architecture, modular and reconfigurable Combat Management System. The bridge is provided with an innovative system named “cockpit” created alongside Fincantieri, which for the […]

The Italian army has decided to buy 50 new Centauro II 8×8 wheeled antitank vehicles, that was reported by www.liberopensiero.eu. Italy still plans to buy more than Centauro II wheeled antitank vehicle, the latest evolution of the Centauro Family. The Centauro II represents the logical evolution, being armed with a third generation 120/45 mm gun, with integrated muzzle brake […]

The Italian Coast Guard has ordered two additional AW139 helicopters from Leonardo-Finmeccanica. This latest contract will increase the customer’s fleet of AW139s to twelve. The AW139s will be used to perform a range of missions including maritime patrol, search and rescue (SAR), and emergency medical services. The latest order also includes options for a further […]