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The £656 million ($822 million) contract was awarded to BAE Systems on April 14.

The country’s latest military programming law was presented to the Council of Ministers on April 4.

Roberto Cingolani has been put forward to succeed Alessandro Profumo as Leonardo CEO.

Helicopter lessor LCI has been bolstered by investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.

The purchase aligns with efforts to strengthen the Nigerian Armed Forces to help tackle the threats posed by Islamic insurgents.

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

Leonardo has conducted the first flight of its re-engined AW09 single-engine light helicopter.

Leonardo Helicopters Managing Director Gian Piero Cutillo talks digitalization, supply chains and his vision for the company’s UK operation.

Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, Leonardo UK and both Leonardo and Elettronica from Italy are collaborating on the Global Combat Air Program’s (GCAP) electronics.

Offshore helicopter industry faces supply chain challenges, strong competition and squeezed pricing from energy companies.

Leonardo has responded to a request for information from the Japanese ministry of defense about a replacement for its Kawasaki T-4 trainers.

Clean Aviation’s Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft thrust is developing technology for a mid-2030s service entry.

Boeing plans to deliver the final pair of developmental MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to the U.S. Air Force in July-August.

Sikorsky is working with Leonardo Helicopters to evaluate its X2 coaxial rigid-rotor compound helicopter technology for application to an emerging Italian Army.

Leonardo Helicopters has updated on the progress of its AW609 and the Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor (NGCTR) technology demonstrator.

Leonardo executives believe their AW09 single-engine helicopter could achieve similar levels of success as the company’s twin-engine AW139.

Leonardo Helicopters is expanding its use of simulation, enabling the company’s engineers to iterate faster and reduce the cost of development.

Leonardo Helicopters is exploring the use of big data collected from operators of its helicopters to better understand its fleets.

European military views on the need for high-speed rotorcraft are in stark contrast to those held in the U.S.

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s new, small fleet of future contractor-owned, contractor-operated surveillance jets is taking shape.

The United Arab Emirates is understood to have gone through with a controversial deal to buy Chinese advanced jet trainers.

The U.S. government has approved BAE to integrate the AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System with Leonardo’s Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure system.

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

Fast rotorcraft take shape, electric trainer advances and SAF from methanol.

Both NASA and Europe’s Clean Sky 2 program are racing to meet year-end deadlines for flight demonstrators.