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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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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
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
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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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
“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
Collins prepares expansion of the US Navy/Marine Tactical Combat Training System Inc II
14th April 2025
The company has been negotiating the supply of TCTS II to US allies and partners.
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Naval Warfare
Italy orders two ships as work begins on others along with deliveries and updates
27th June 2025
The Italian Navy is being refreshed with two new ships ordered, while in the past six months steel was cut for a new frigate, an enhanced frigate was delivered and Horizon-class frigates passed a design review.
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Air Warfare
GCAP industry partners officially launch joint company Edgewing
23rd June 2025
The joint venture company, alongside developing the next-generation combat aircraft, will also remain the design authority for the platform.
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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.
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Air Warfare
Further funding allocated for Eurofighter Typhoon ECRS Mk2 radar programme
16th June 2025
The latest tranche of funding from the UK government comes ahead of the radar's integration into Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from 2028.
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Naval Warfare
Indonesia’s PT PAL reveals details about Red White Frigates
24th June 2025
The frigates are based on Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 design but are substantially changed and include a range of Turkish weapons such as radars, sonar, guns and electronic warfare systems.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A [Kuwait]
Programme Background The capability packages granted to Kuwait will include the integration of Storm Shadow and Brimstone and other air-to-surface weapons, the integration of a ...
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Hybrid effector systems
M-SHORAD Increment 1 [USA]
Background The US Army is developing a new maneuver short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD) to perform short-range air defense (SHORAD). Under this programme, there are ...
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Hybrid effector systems
Lightweight Marine Air Defence Integrated System [US]
Background The US Marine Corps' (USMC) Lightweight Marine Air Defence Integrated System (L-MADIS) supports deployed Marine Expeditionary Units with non-kinetic C-UAS capabilities and a shoulder-fired surface-to-air weapon for ...
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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 - light/training
SW4 Puszczyk Replacement [Poland]
Programme Background 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 - 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 - 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
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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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Project Proteus [UK]
Project Proteus is an RN and Leonardo effort to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter demonstrator that could provide an innovative alternative to existing crewed ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Project Proteus [UK]
Project Proteus is an RN and Leonardo effort to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter demonstrator that could provide an innovative alternative to existing crewed ...
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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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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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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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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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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Air: EO/IR – Jamming Systems
AN/AAQ-45
Leonardo’s AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures is designed to equip rotorcraft. The system is being installed on Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters used ...
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EO/IR systems
Arrowhead M-TADS/PNVS IR Receivers
The DRS provides the integrated forward-looking-IR receivers for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight (M-TADS) and the Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-PNVS) for Lockheed ...
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Data links
JTT-NG
The Joint Tactical Terminal - Next Generation (JTT-NG) is a small form factor Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) transceiver produced by Leonardo DRS. It provides situational ...
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Data links
Joint Tactical Terminal
Leonardo's Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) family of products provides Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) capability to air, land and naval platforms. According to the manufacturer, over 1,200 ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar
RADA’s Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) are S-band, software-defined, pulse-Doppler AESA radars. The radars have beam-forming capabilities and advanced signal processing, which can provide for various ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers
LIMWS
BAE Systems is leading the US Army’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) initiative. This is intended to enhance the missile protection provided to US ...
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Land: RWS
RIwP
The Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) is a modular remote weapons station designed by Moog to counter a wide spectrum of threats ranging from enemy infantry ...
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Land: NVGs
Leonardo DRS ENVG III/FWS-I
The US Army has selected industry teams to meet its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sight-Individual (ENVG III/FWS-I) programme goals of ...
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Land: battle management systems
Joint Battle Command - Platform
Joint Battle Command - Platform (JBC-P) is a networked mission command information system designed for the US Army and USMC. It can provide real-time blue ...
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Military - USVs
Stormrunner
Stormrunner is an autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) developed by Boston, Massachusetts-based unmanned systems manufacturer, Sea Machines Robotics. The platform is designed for for logistics, surveillance and counter-drone ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Stallion II
KADDB displayed the first example of its 4x4 Stallion (Wahsh) II light armoured vehicle at SOFEX in May 2014, two years after the start of ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPQ-9B
The AN/SPQ-9B is a multi-purpose naval surface search and fire control radar manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is a TWS system and detects sea-skimming missiles on the ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems, Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
SI-8649A/PF PicoFlexor Transceiver
The PicoFlexor Transceiver is a miniature tactical software-defined radio (SDR) platform manufactured by Leonardo DRS. It integrates a transmitter with a high-performance SIGINT superheterodyne receiver in ...