Andrea Pressendo 
Leonardo has renewed for another five years its strategic partnership with UK company 2Excel Aviation related to flight test services, following the conclusion of the previous contract (2017-2021). The latter agreement included joint work to test and validate the in-flight performance of Leonardo’s radars and electronic warfare systems, in support of development activities and customer … Leggi tutto
Science Applications International Corporation or SAIC has been awarded a $1.1B contract to manufacture, assemble, test and deliver US Navy MK 48 MOD 7 torpedo tail cones (AB/TC) and Warshot Fuel Tanks MK29 Mod 0. The AB/TC is the section of the torpedo containing the propulsion and navigation systems, with 26 major subassemblies requiring the … Leggi tutto
On Friday 19 November, at the Propulsion Room of the 32nd Wing in Amendola (Foggia), the training session of 10 technical specialists of the 13th Flight Group by the technical instructors of the company Pratt&Whitney, aimed at acquiring the inspection capability of the High Pressure Turbine (HPT) Forward Coverplate of the engine of the 5th … Leggi tutto
The Government has sent the request for a parliamentary opinion on the ministerial decree scheme forapproval of the multi-year A/R program no. SMD 30/2021, concerning the renewal of the Navy’s auxiliary naval units and related 10-year technical-logistical support. The deadline for the expression of the opinion by the Defense Committees of the Senate and the … Leggi tutto
The Defence and Budget Committees of the House and Senate have expressed a favorable opinion on the multi-year program of modernization and renewal A/R n. SMD 05/2021, concerning the development of the MC-27J Praetorian system, a special version of the C-27J aircraft, intended to support Special Operations. The C-27J aircraft was developed as a result … Leggi tutto
The Honorable Erica Mazzetti of Forza Italia and member of the VIII Commission, visited the Parachute Training Center of Pisa, Tuscan excellence, accompanied by Raffaella Bonsangue, Deputy Mayor of Pisa, and led by Colonel Gianni Copponi. During the visit, concrete proposals emerged to further improve this excellence in the area. “The facilities deserve to be … Leggi tutto
“I have intended to favor the today’s meeting between the different realities potentially involved – University of Genoa, Municipality of La Spezia and Navy – for a first general joint analysis on the hypothesis promoted by the aforesaid University about the possibility to create a so-called ‘oceanic tank’ for experimental laboratory tests of the forces … Leggi tutto
On 1 December, after 15 months of consecutive and uninterrupted activity, Italy’s contribution to the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, aimed at guaranteeing constant security in the airspace of the three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania belonging to NATO, through the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) service, came to an end. In order to … Leggi tutto
On 21 October a technical agreement was signed between the Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force or Koku-Jieitai, General Izutsu, and the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Air Squad General Alberto Rosso, concerning the use of the International Flight Training School for the training of Japanese pilots in Italy. … Leggi tutto
The complex exercise “LAMPO ’21” took place, the activity of the Defense concluded in Piacenza with the participation of several departments of the Armed Forces whose object was the evacuation of compatriots from a crisis area. The activity was planned and coordinated by the Italian Joint Force Headquarters (ITA-JFHQ) of the Comando Operativo di Vertice … Leggi tutto
In September 2020, the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Austria had stated that 18 AW-169 helicopters manufactured by Leonardo would be purchased to replace the aging Alouette III helicopters still in service. At that time, the contract value was estimated at about 300 million euros and it was indicated that twelve of … Leggi tutto
The proposal and exclusive negotiation for the acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace by the Italo-Swedish group formed by the Scandinavian fund Summa Equity and three companies active in the aeronautical sector, the Norwegian Heart Aviation, AgTech and Phase Motion Control, both based in Liguria, have failed. In fact, the proposal put forward by the potential purchaser … Leggi tutto