Leonardo C-27J

Leonardo and Romania’s Avioane Craiova have teamed up to cooperate on proposals to sell the M-345 and M-346 jet trainers and training system to the country.

Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco has become the first commercial customer for Leonardo’s C-27J, planning to acquire two for firefighting and oil spill response.

Leonardo has established a new aeronautics division, consolidating the company’s fixed-wing crewed aircraft, aerostructures and UAS work under one roof.

Recent Peruvian Air Force shifts in recapitalization plans reflect the service’s effort to balance long-term modernization with immediate operational needs, emphasizing combat effectiveness and national emergency response as top priorities.

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

Leonardo says it has completed inflight demos of a morphing wingtip and winglet.

Tanzania has joined the growing number of African nations to operate Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan airlifter.

Slovenia's modernization plans call for Ljubljana to purchase a second Leonardo C-27J twin-turboprop airlifter, among other platforms.

Slovenia’s Air Force has bolstered its aerial firefighting capability by purchasing four Air Tractor AT-802Fs.

Officials say the need to hike defense spending has been driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and fears that hybrid activity could spill beyond Ukraine.

Slovenia is to purchase a C-27J Spartan airlifter to fill a shortfall in capability left exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.