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Multiple private and public entities across the region have aligned behind the drive to be a leader in advanced air mobility.

Sierra Nevada has conducted the first flight of its Rapcon-X aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6500 SNC is developing for an Army ISR prototyping program.

Work is underway on a European-funded research and development effort to help protect aircraft systems from cyberattacks.

UK Defense Secretary John Healey says the British government is fully committed to the Global Combat Air Program despite the upcoming Strategic Defense Review.

The companies developing the Praetorian self-defense suite for the Eurofighter Typhoon have begun development work for a new-generation system for the aircraft.

Airframers drove a race to the bottom for their aerostructures suppliers, sending them to seek an exit.

The Italian parliament has backed the country’s involvement in the Global Combat Air Program with Japan and the UK, keeping the program on track to move into its next phase.

The purchase was announced by Leonardo on Nov. 8.

Leonardo expects the industrial agreement on the trinational Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) to be finalized before year’s end.

The defense contractor’s revenue and earnings per share in the September quarter both exceeded Wall Street’s consensus estimate.

Defense officials have hailed the system after it successfully defeated incoming heat-seeking missiles fired simultaneously.

Airbus wants to extend battlefield connectivity of the Future Combat Air System to its helicopters.

As the threat of wildfires grows, industry prepares new fleets of modern fixed-wing aircraft to tackle them.

With CCA increasingly eyed for EW, Leonardo has developed a lightweight, low-cost, stand-in jamming capability that could help protect force packages.

The manufacturer is flight-testing the AW249 attack helicopter to meet Italian Army and international needs.

A growing reputation from global air forces is putting Italy’s International Flight Training School on the map.

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If certified, the system may significantly improve helicopter flight safety.

Leonardo and WB aim to cooperate on autonomous air systems and loitering munitions equipped with artificial intelligence and swarm capabilities.

Warsaw is looking to translate large fighter, helicopter and weapons purchases into a stronger defense industrial footprint.

The flagship UK helicopter modernization program has suffered delays and shrunk in size before a contract has even been signed.

Not only are supply chain issues affecting offshore helicopter operations failing to improve, they are now spreading to other helicopter manufacturers, the energy industry’s trade body warns.

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Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

Compound, conventional rotorcraft and tiltrotors are among the technologies being proposed by industry for NATO’s future rotorcraft needs.