Leonardo

Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo says operations are continuing normally despite the national lockdown.

The flight trial will see the helicopter’s mission commander take control of an unmanned aircraft system and prove the ability of the crew to control and monitor it and its payload.

Boeing plans to deliver 84 copies of the Leonardo AW139 derivative under a $2.38 billion contract awarded in September 2018.

The Italian company, through its subsidiary, Leonardo International, will take a 51% majority stake in the new joint venture, called Leonardo & Codemar S.A.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office should rule on the protest by mid-May.

A new European helicopter show is being established through a partnership of the European Helicopter Association and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

During the next 10 years, manufacturers are expected to deliver nearly 7,500 new production helicopters worth $36.9 billion at retail prices, according to the 2020 Helicopter Fleet & MRO Forecast by the Aviation Week Network.

Leonardo has won another key program in the U.S. Defense Department helicopter inventory.

Rolls-Royce says it is eyeing additional phases of its research into Embedded Electrical Starter Generator tech to look at advanced thermal management systems.

Turkish Aerospace has rolled out the third prototype of its T625 Gokbey twin-engine medium helo as it begins to accelerate the aircraft’s flight-test program.

NATO has taken the first steps toward replacing its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning platforms.

Leonardo has carried out the first flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon destined for the Kuwait Air Force.

Leonardo has begun flight tests of the latest iteration of its Osprey active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

The company has tested miniaturized radar warning receiver technology in support the UK’s Tempest fighter.

The 2,500-shp Aneto 1K is the first member of Safran’s new family of engines for medium and heavy helicopters.