Air Warfare

C-27J Spartan contract to strengthen Italy and Azerbaijan relations

8th June 2023

Italy and Azerbaijan have signed a contract for the supply of the C-27J Spartan transport aircraft

Training

Collins Aerospace to deliver full-rate production for US Navy air combat training

30th May 2023

The air-to-air and air-to-ground Tactical Combat Training System aims to replace the US Navy's legacy equipment.

Training

Leonardo expands Italian aircraft maintenance training capability

19th May 2023

Leonardo has been granted new certification allowing it perform a full spectrum of military aviation maintenance training services.

Naval Warfare

Fincantieri delivers fourth and final Qatari corvette

17th May 2023

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the fourth and final Al Zubarah-class corvette, Semaisma, built for Qatar.

Military helicopters - light/training

TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)

Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...

Military helicopters - multirole

MH-139 (UH-1N Huey Replacement)

Other bidders included Sikorsky with HH-60U offer and Sierra Nevada with upgrading offer of UH-60As to UH-60L configuration.In February 2018, Leonardo filed a protest to ...

Military helicopters - multirole

AW149 - Egypt

Leonardo and Egypt have never officially confirmed the order and it was not mentioned by the manufacturer when it released full-year FY2019 financial results in ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

AW189 - Egypt

Leonardo and Egypt have never officially confirmed the order and it was not mentioned by the manufacturer when it released full-year FY2019 financial results in ...

Military helicopters - multirole

New Medium Helicopter (UK)

Programme 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) ...

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. ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

NH90 TTH Qatar

The NH90 helicopter programme is managed by NH Industries, a joint-venture owned by Airbus Helicopters (62.5%), Leonardo (32%), and Fokker (5.5%). In September 2019, Qatar ...

Fighter - multirole

Global Combat Air Programme (Italy)

Programme Background In September 2019, the UK and Italian governments formally agreed to partner on the future fighter Tempest programme by way of a statement of ...

Military helicopters - maritime

NH90 NFH Qatar

The NH90 helicopter programme is managed by NH Industries, a joint-venture owned by Airbus Helicopters (62.5%), Leonardo (32%), and Fokker (5.5%). In September 2019, Qatar ...

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 ...

Light attack, Trainer

Next Generation Trainer (Austria)

A new procurement programme has not been formally announced, however, a number of suppliers including Aero Vodochody, BAE and Leonardo have been promoting their aircraft to ...

Fighter - multirole

Global Combat Air Programme (Japan)

Programme Background The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued an RfI in August 2020 to support the F-X project. The document stipulated that applicants ...

Military helicopters - light/training

Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada

The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...

Fighter - multirole

Global Combat Air Programme (UK)

Programme Background The next-generation platform concept is part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which sought to deliver a Future Combat Air System ...

Military helicopters - maritime

Maritime Operations Helicopters Block 2 (South Korea)

Programme Background The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) was seeking additional naval helicopters under its Maritime Operations Helicopter Batch 2 (MOH2) project. It represented a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar

Seaspray 7300E V2

The Seaspray 7300E V2 radar is a maritime-focused multi-mode surveillance radar. The 7300E V2 uses composite electronic and mechanical scanning in a gimbal configuration with ...

Military helicopters - attack

AW129

The AW129 is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine attack helicopter originally developed for the Italian Army and subsequently developed into a multirole combat platform for the ...

Military helicopters - attack

AW249

AW249 is an attack helicopter being developed by Leonardo based on the AW149 tactical transport helicopter. In July 2018, Leonardo announced that it had teamed with ...

AW139

The AW139 is a twin-engine intermediate helicopter, developed by Leonardo. The aircraft began development in 1997 and entered service in 2004.  Close to 1,100 have been ...

Light attack, Trainer

M-346

The M-346 is an advanced/lead-in fighter trainer, developed in partnership with Yakovlev as the Yak/AEM-130 before the partnership was disbanded. The first Italian aircraft flew ...

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, ...

Military helicopters - light/training

TH-119 (TH-73A Thrasher )

The USN announced on 13 January 2020 that Leonardo had been awarded a $176.5 million contract for the production of 32 TH-119 helicopters in support of ...

Model 323 Fire Attack

The Model 323 is a belly tank/refill hose system for Leonardo AW119 helicopters.

OPVs

Holland

The Royal Netherlands Navy operates four Holland-class OPVs, which are fitted with a hangar and landing deck for an NH90 helicopter. The ships also carry ...

Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar

Osprey 30

The Osprey multi-mode surveillance radar is a low SWaP system that provides an affordable second-generation AESA surveillance capability as the primary sensor on airborne assets ...

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 ...

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 ...

Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar

Osprey 50

Osprey 50 is a larger-aperture variant of the international successful Osprey 30 model. It is the largest and most capable variant in the radar family ...