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Leonardo Names Unibap As Space Guardian Supplier

Leonardo plans crewed-uncrewed teaming trials pairing a Eurofighter with Baykar’s Kizilelma uncrewed combat aircraft to expand European CCA capabilities.

Edgewing, the JV leading the development of the combat aircraft at the heart of GCAP, will be able to accommodate more industrial partners without undue delays to the project, CEO Marco Zoff has insisted.

Leonardo, Telespazio and iSpace have signed an agreement that could lead the Japanese lunar technology company to deploy a batch of Moon-navigation satellites.

Leonardo DRS is establishing a UK subsidiary which will build tactical radars in-country.

Vertical Aerospace has appointed former Leonardo Helicopters U.S. CEO Clyde Woltman to its board, effective Oct. 5.

Leonardo is expanding the list of industrial partners for its Space Guardian communications and Earth-observation constellation with an agreement to work with Unibap Space Solutions.

ATR names Vittorio Lorenzo Della Bella as CEO and Patrick Bergues as CFO, signaling leadership changes as the turboprop maker plans growth and recovery.

Earth observation constellations evolve as customers price outputs beyond the lowest resolution possible.

Leonardo Space Guardian Constellation Passes System Design

Leonardo has signed an agreement to augment its planned space-based intelligence collection capabilities with HawkEye 360’s signals intelligence services.

Northrop Grumman has dropped out of its partnership to help build the U.S. Navy’s next-generation jet trainer as it awaits a decision by the service.

Leonardo has completed the system design review for its Space Guardian constellation to keep the program on track for potential deployment starting next year.

The European Union is adjusting competition policies in a move that could support Airbus, Leonardo and Thales's joint venture plan.

The consortium developing the sensing and communications suite for the Global Combat Air Program has secured its first major contract from prime contractor Edgewing.

Stefano Villanti takes over Leonardo Helicopters after Gian Piero Cutillo moves into Leonardo’s senior leadership.

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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The next-generation combat aircraft landscape in Europe remains in flux amid potentially shifting industrial arrangements and timelines.

A new capability upgrade for the NATO Frigate Helicopter variant of the NHIndustries NH90 rotorcraft has been flown for the first time.

The NATO-led NGRC effort to develop a replacement for Europe’s battlefield utility and naval helicopters has entered a competitive phase.

EASA certified Safran’s Arriel 2K engine, moving Leonardo’s AW09 helicopter closer to year-end certification.

Defense officials from the Global Combat Air Program nations have discussed advancing the service entry of the new fighter by up to two years.

Leonardo DRS of Arlington, Virginia, will acquire eight-year-old Raft of nearby McLean for $450 million in cash.