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Air Warfare
Warning signals: Is the AEW aircraft market poised for a resurgence?
10th July 2024
The AEW aircraft market is evolving with the integration of AI, advanced sensors and increased information flow as evidenced by the Boeing E-7's upcoming replacement of aging NATO E-3 Sentry fleets and Saab’s innovative GlobalEye platform.
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Land Warfare
Panther MBT moves closer to production with $316 million development contract
15th December 2023
Rheinmetall unveiled the KF51 Panther at Eurosatory 2022. The MBT will use Leopard 2 components in its bare chassis, but will feature a new turret and the Rheinmetall 130mm L/52 smoothbore gun.
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Air Warfare
Boeing shifts towards low-rate MH-139A Grey Wolf production
21st November 2023
Boeing's progress in the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter programme have marked a milestone in the transition toward low-rate initial production, following the delivery of the final test aircraft to the US Air Force.
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Digital Battlespace
NATO adopts high-data-rate waveform for tactical communications
23rd November 2023
NATO member countries can now access to the ESSOR HDR Base Waveform which can offer secure and high-speed tactical communications.
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Air Warfare
GCAP alliance signs treaty for sixth-generation fighter and establishes UK as programme HQ
14th December 2023
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) nations Italy, Japan and the UK signed a treaty for the sixth-generation fighter, but the selection of the UK as headquarters has sparked involvement and workshare discussions.
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Training
Royal Air Force opens new Hawk maintainer facility
21st November 2023
Amid ongoing challenges with technical issues in the Rolls-Royce engines of the Royal Air Force's Hawk T2 fast jet training aircraft, the service has inaugurated a new maintenance training facility.
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Naval Warfare
New Italian Navy uncrewed systems receive initial funding
3rd November 2023
The Italian Navy has been notable for its significant lack of investment in uncrewed systems and has no operational capabilities in this domain, but the recent three-year Defence Programmes document has initiated two new projects.
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Naval Warfare
New Italian Navy uncrewed systems receive initial funding
3rd November 2023
The Italian Navy has been notable for its significant lack of investment in uncrewed systems and has no operational capabilities in this domain, but the recent three-year Defence Programmes document has initiated two new projects.
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Training
DSEI 2023: Number of bidders continues to grow for British Army CTTP training contract
14th September 2023
Two more teams have announced their intentions to bid to become the British Army’s strategic partner for the Collective Training Transformation Programme during DSEI 2023 in London.
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Air Warfare
DSEI 2023: GCAP sixth-gen fighter makes industrial and technological progress
12th September 2023
A new agreement aims to drive the concept phase requirements for the next-generation combat aircraft under the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). Industry leaders are also moving ahead with the next phases of Integrated Sensing and Non-Kinetic Effects work.
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Defence Helicopter
Argentina seeks AW109 and CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
25th September 2023
The Argentinian Air Force (FAA) and the Argentinian Naval Aviation Command (COAN) are looking for options to upgrade their helicopter fleets.
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Training
Rheinmetall-led next-gen training solution wins EU backing
19th October 2023
The FEDERATES consortium will aim to create a distributed synthetic simulation environment, fostering collaboration in a networked digital ecosystem similar to NATO's MSaaS.
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Defence Notes
Budgetary uncertainty threatens Argentinian modernisation plans
29th January 2024
The new Argentina government has reduced the defence budget request for 2024 and enabled the use of FONDEF for expenses not related to equipment improvement.
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Land Warfare
Leopard MBT: Alpha beast finally gets to work after a long slumber (updated 2024)
14th May 2024
Leopard MBTs are German-made main battle tanks that have been in service since the Cold War and have undergone several upgrades to remain competitive in modern warfare. This article traces the history and development of the Leopard 1 and 2, its variants, its operational service and its future prospects.
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Air Warfare
UK-Sweden Gripen E fighter collaboration to focus on Meteor
3rd November 2023
The Swedish-UK new Strategic Partnership centres on Gripen E weaponisation, with a specific emphasis on the MBDA Meteor missile system.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 - 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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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 - 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 ...
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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 - multirole
New Medium Helicopter (NMH) [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) ...
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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 ...
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Tanks
C1 Ariete Replacement [Italy]
Programme Background Requirement To bridge the gap between the retirement of the Ariete and the introduction of a new MBT, the Italian Army has contracted ...
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OPVs
PPX (4) [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022-2024 DPP, Italy needs a total of eight new offshore units (PPX/EPC) to replace its ageing Comandanti/Sirio-class, which is ...
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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 ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme [Italy]
Programme Background Shephard notes that the Italian, British and Japanese components of GCAP are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2019: In September 2019, the UK and Italian ...
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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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 ...
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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 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 ...
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Model 323 Fire Attack
The Model 323 is a belly tank/refill hose system for Leonardo AW119 helicopters.
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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: 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 ...
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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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Military helicopters - attack
AW249
The AW249, or New Exploration and Escort Helicopter (NEES), is an attack helicopter being developed for the Italian Army by Leonardo based on the AW149 tactical transport helicopter. It ...
