Leonardo

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Robinson Helicopters thinks the time is right for a foray into U.S. military programs as the Army plans to reshape its pilot training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia's first of two Leonardo ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft is set for delivery by the end of 2026, Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Airbus is teaming up with L3Harris to integrate digital communications infrastructure into the MQ-72C uncrewed military helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has established a new aeronautics division, consolidating the company’s fixed-wing crewed aircraft, aerostructures and UAS work under one roof.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is deploying StormShroud, its first autonomous collaborative platform, to jam and deceive enemy defenses.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has turned to Portuguese UAS company Tekever for its first operational fleet of autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus is at the stage of identifying possible synergies in its talks of a partnership with Thales and Leonardo in the satellite sector.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Union says it will invest in the local development of next-generation stealth materials and future dogfighting missile technology.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Samuel Archer
The AW149’s Polish contract provides a much-needed foothold in the medium-lift military helicopter market, where it faces stiff competition against more established platforms.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of an unspecified number of Leonardo TH-73A helicopters to the Philippines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy’s next Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will make use of Malloy heavy-lift drones for ship-to-ship transfers of supplies.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
A new cockpit layout planned for the upgraded Block 20 version of the M-346 advanced jet trainer has been unveiled by Leonardo.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s EH101 Merlin rotorcraft fleet will be supported under a £165 million ($213.1 million) two-year extension awarded to Leonardo Helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Rotorcraft manufacturers are seeking partners and preparing bids for the U.S. Army’s updated training plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe’s defense industry is getting ready for a surge in government spending that is driving companies to reset growth ambitions and strategies more broadly.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
European defense companies are scrambling to meet surging demand at home for their equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Thales Alenia Space has secured the contract from Telespazio to build the satellites for the European Space Agency’s planned Moonlight lunar navigation system.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Dramatic geopolitical shifts are prompting Europe to look at other defense suppliers for rearmament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Leonardo held off on naming its future aerostructures partner as part of a highly anticipated March 11 strategy update.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The multisensor satellites will be funded internally, with launches due in 2027 and 2028.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Leonardo CEO Robert Cingolani included the figure in a March 11 strategy update.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Engineers discovered an issue with the heat treatment of a gear component in the main gearbox during routine component testing late last year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is preparing to spin-up local assembly of rotorcraft in Algeria after securing orders from the country’s military.
Aircraft & Propulsion