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Air Warfare
Proteus: forging the future of autonomous rotorcraft
4th September 2025
As the home of British helicopters, Leonardo has worked with the UK Ministry of Defence for over a decade to advance technologies underpinning uncrewed rotorcraft. Today, in partnership with DE&S Future Capabilities Innovation and the Royal Navy, Leonardo is spearheading the next step in that journey: from remotely piloted technologies to fully autonomous systems.
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Land Warfare
Land forces review: Tanks, trucks and IFVs dominate but woes remain for Ajax
29th January 2026
This year has begun with main battle tanks taking the lead while orders for large logistics and support vehicles continued from last year. Additionally, two of the British Army’s most significant contracted vehicle programmes, Ajax reconnaissance vehicle and Challenger 3 tank, continued to make news in January.
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Land Warfare
Elbit bets on local content for US howitzer bid as it faces off against popular systems
30th December 2025
The Israeli company hopes that producing its Sigma artillery system wholly in the US will help it win a key US Army contract, but it will be up against the popular CAESAR Mk II wheeled weapon and the K9 tracked.
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Land Warfare
Leonardo acquires Iveco Defence in $1.9 billion deal
31st July 2025
The acquisition will help consolidate Leonardo’s position in the European land defence sector, aiding it in efforts to boost its domain “interoperability vision”, according to Leonardo’s CEO.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2025: Honeywell debuts SAMURAI CUAS system after demonstrations and trials
14th October 2025
The system is designed to operate against uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and has been demonstrated for the US Army and Department of Defense. It is designed to be agnostic and provide software and C2 systems in support of a range of sensors and effectors.
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Air Warfare
What might next-generation military aircrew training look like?
26th December 2025
Changing roles for combat aircraft fleets, the rise of simulation and LVC technologies, and the increasing cost of flight hours could all be leading to a paradigm shift in military pilot training.
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Air Warfare
DSEI 2025: ‘Future force’ a focus but questions remain on core UK air programmes
3rd September 2025
Focused on shaping the armed forces for the fight ahead, DSEI will hone in on new technology and small and medium enterprises to help lead the sector forward.
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90120 medium tank takes shape
5th November 2025
The new vehicle will be based on the CV90 Mk IV chassis and turret, and will be armed with a Rheinmetall 120mm L44A1 low recoil smoothbore gun.
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Naval Warfare
Singapore christens first Victory-class multi-role combat vessel
21st October 2025
The new mothership’s modular design ensures it meets the navy’s needs for future situations in both war and peace.
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Air Warfare
“Dramatic leaps in processing capability”: how GDMS–UK is evolving mission systems for the modern battlespace
2nd February 2026
In Conversation... Shephard’s Gerrard Cowan talks to Sam Steggall, GDMS–UK’s Senior Director – Air and Naval UK, about the company’s extensive and proven in-country capability to deliver complex avionics solutions and its key role on major Royal Air Force and Royal Navy aircraft programmes.
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Air Warfare
Leonardo’s Proteus structural tests “nearing completion” ahead of first flight
30th June 2025
The company has tested over 15 mission sets for the drone, with the rotorcraft used to demonstrate the viability of armed forces utilising large uncrewed aerial systems’ (UAS) for autonomous missions in the future.
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2025: ST Engineering kicks off export drive for new Bronco 3
12th September 2025
The original Bronco was developed to meet the requirements of the Singapore Army and subsequently built in large numbers and many configurations.
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Air Warfare
DSEI 2025: GCAP Electronics Evolution emerges as new consortium for 6th-gen programme
10th September 2025
The consortium, known as G2E, is formed of four leading national defence electronics companies: Mitsubishi for Japan, Leonardo UK for the UK and both Leonardo and ELT Group for Italy.
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Air Warfare
Baykar completes Piaggio Aerospace takeover with plans to boost drone production
1st July 2025
The takeover of the Italian firm by Baykar solidifies the company’s efforts to forge closer ties with Italian industry, bolsters its partnership with Leonardo to produce UAVs and secures its foothold in Europe.
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Air Warfare
2025 UAV market review: $7.8 billion in new contracts signed as US leads spending
17th December 2025
Qatar and Indonesia followed the US’s high spending on new uncrewed aerial vehicle contracts across 2025, while MALE and micro drones and loitering munitions were particularly popular subcategories this year.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) (TH-57 Replacement)
Programme Background Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
AW119 Koala [Israel]
Background Pre-contract timeline The initial request for information regarding a replacement system for the Israeli Bell 206 training platforms was released to industry in 2015, ...
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Light attack
M-346 Procurement (1-24) [Nigeria]
Programme Background On 9 December 2023, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Chief of Air Staff Marshal Amao said the country expects delivery of 54 new ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
New Medium Helicopter (NMH) [UK]
Background NMH Market Interest Day On 11 November 2021, the MoD communicated the requirements of the £1 billion ($1.34 billion) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
AW139 [Greece]
Programme Background Reportedly, during a December 2023 meeting of the Greek Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) proposed the purchase of 14 ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
SW4 Puszczyk Replacement [Poland]
Background Requirement In 2002, Poland order 47 SW4 training helicopters from Italian manufacturer Leonardo; as of Spring 2025, the Ministry of Defence is looking to ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
Maritime Operations Helicopters
The three maritime operations helicopters will be used for logistics and personnel transport, alongside transportation of PASKAL naval special forces in operations in the area. ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
MH-139 (UH-1N Huey Replacement)
Background Competing bids In competition with the Boeing/Leonardo bid was Sikorsky with a HH-60U offer, and Sierra Nevada with an upgrading offer of UH-60As to ...
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Main battle tanks
C1 Ariete Replacement [Italy]
Background Following nearly 20 years of service within the Italian Army, the C1 Ariete MBT is due for an upgrade or replacement. Suffering from poor ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Next Generation Trainer/Light Combat Aircraft [Austria]
Background Requirements Austria is replacing the Saab 105 training fleet, which was retired from service in 2020. Austria's 2019 White paper calls for replacing it with a ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
AW139M (1-7) [Algeria]
Programme Background In 2016, Leonardo partnered with the Algerian National Defence Ministry to establish a second international production line for AW139 helicopters. By March 2025, ...
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Trainer
Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)/T-45 Replacement [USN]
Programme Background Requirements The US Navy’s (USN) Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme is intended to replace the troubled T-45 Goshhawk trainer. The June 2024 RFI includes ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
AW101 [Poland]
Bids and suppliers Airbus Helicopters Though not involved in the final bid stage, Airbus Helicopters had originally put the H225M forward to meet the Polish ...
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Transport
C-130J (Replacement) [Italy]
Background C-130J history Italy originally procured 20 C-130J aircraft between 2002 and 2005. In March 2022, a US$402.8 million (€380 million) contract for technical support ...
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Light attack
M-346 FA [Brazil]
Programme Background Requirement Brazil operates several A-1 (AMX) light attack aircraft, which were produced by Embraer in partnership with Leonardo in the 1980s. Similarly, the ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Rotorsim
Rotorsim, the joint venture equally owned by Leonardo and CAE, provides training solutions on Leonardo Helicopters platforms through high-fidelity simulator systems. Rotorsim currently operates in ...
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Naval guns
Leonardo 76/62 Sovraponte
The 76/62 Sovraponte (Overdeck) is a medium-calibre gun developed by Leonardo that weighs 30% less than the legacy OTO 76/62 Super Rapid and does not penetrate below decks. ...
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Directed energy weapons
Italian LDEW (Leonardo/MBDA)
As announced in December 2024, Leonardo and MBDA are collaborating to produce a Fire Unit Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) for the Italian Navy. The ...
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Major networking projects
MARS Communications Suite
Leonardo has been contracted by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to supply a suite of communications systems for the UK RN's ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Proteus
Proteus is a technology demonstrator that Leonardo is developing in collaboration with the UK MoD's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S;) Future Capabilities Group and the ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-119 (TH-73A Thrasher )
The US Navy announced on 13 January 2020 that Leonardo had been awarded a US$176.5 million contract for the production of 32 TH-119 helicopters in ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
IVCS
The Integrated Voice Communications System (IVCS) is a shipboard communications system that combines naval telephones and intercom equipment into one system. It consists of terminals, ...
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Trainer
M-346
The M-346 is a Lead In Fighter Trainer (LIFT), developed by Alenia in partnership with Yakovlev as the Yak/AEM-130 before the partnership was disbanded. The first ...
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Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar
Seaspray 7300E V2
The Seaspray 7300E V2 radar is an airborne, maritime, multi-mode surveillance radar manufactured by Leonardo. It is designed for the detection of small maritime targets in ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
AW169M
The AW169M is the customised military version of the multirole AW169. The 4.5t-class helicopter is designed to perform a range of light utility and armed ...
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Land: battle management systems
MFoCS
Mounted Family of Computing Systems (MFoCS) is a modular family which is designed to integrate existing FBCB2, future JBC-P and WIN-T capability into a modular ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
AW139M
As the military variant, the AW139M includes FLIR, self-protection equipment (including IR detection and countermeasures) and heavy-duty landing gear. The helicopter features a digital avionics ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Astore
The Astore is a weaponised variant of Leonardo's Falco EVO drone. The drone's autonomous modes operate within the man-in-the-loop principle and can be fitted with ...
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Military helicopters - attack
WAH-64 Apache
The WAH-64/AH1 Apache is a variant of the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow, developed and built by Leonardo from 1996 to meet British Army requirements. One ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
AW119Kx
The AW119Kx is a light, single-engine multirole helicopter. Launched in October 2012, it is available in civil and military variants, with the military version designated AW119M. ...
