Leonardo, 2Excel To Fly Tempest Sensors On 757 Testbed In 2026

The 757 aircraft which will be modified into Excaliber (tail number G-POWH 3 upon arrival, now G-FTAI), lands at 2Exel's facility in Lasham, Hampshire.

Credit: 2Excel
RAF FAIRFORD, England—Plans to develop a flying testbed for the sensor technologies for the crewed fighter being developed for the Italian, Japanese and UK Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) have moved into a new phase. Leonardo has been awarded a €134 million ($151 million) contract that will enable...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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