LEONARDO launches new localised maintenance service capabilities in the UK as the commercial and VIP-Corporate helicopter fleet grows further

Leonardo continues to expand the level of service proximity and capabilities in the helicopter market by launching new projects in the UK through a long-term partnership with Aldenham Aviation Ltd. Starting with an existing building and infrastructure at London Elstree Aerodrome, operations target Part 145 maintenance capabilities to be in place within autumn this year. … Leggi tutto

Fincantieri NexTech-CAE: strategic alliance for training, lifecycle services and electromagnetic engineering

Fincantieri NexTech, a subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group specialized in innovative solutions, and CAE announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding – MoU in Montreal in occasion of the 2024 CANSEC event.  The MoU serves as the foundation for a strategic partnership between two leading technology companies with a global presence in the defence, … Leggi tutto

Benchmarking Success: FlySight Collaborates with Data Machine Intelligence to Validate the Gap Between Synthetic and Real-World Data

FlySight and DMI Benchmark Synthetic Data, Achieving Training Results at the Level to the Renowned Singapore Maritime Dataset. From fusing virtual scenarios with real-world data to rigorously validating the “GAP” between the virtual simulations created by DMI and actual real-world scenarios, the core objective of this collaboration is to ascertain how closely DMI’s virtual representations can mirror … Leggi tutto

Webinar about Radar Identification Libraries for EW Systems

Next July 18, EWCONSULTANCY with Vito Pesare organizes a Webinar related to “Radar Identification Libraries for EW Systems”. Vito Pesare, Electronic Warfare Expert and Training Manager:”On July 18, 2024, I am thrilled to present a must-attend webinar, “Radar Identification Libraries for EW Systems, hosted by the Association of Old Crows (AOC). Establishing a radar recognition … Leggi tutto

ITS Caio Duilio destroyer shoots down drone in the Red Sea with Leonardo 76/62 SR gun fire

ITS Nave Duilio, implementing the self-defense principle, shot down a drone in the Red Sea this afternoon.  The drone, with similar characteristics to those already used in previous attacks, was about 6 kilometers from the Italian ship, flying towards it. According to what Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated on the Rete 4 program “Stasera Italia”, the ship … Leggi tutto

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering inaugurates its new office in Brussels

ESCRIBANO , a leading Spanish company in innovation and technology for Defence and Security, has inaugurated its new office in Brussels, located in the European Quarter of the Belgian capital. In this new office, ESCRIBANO will concentrate its liaison activity with the institutions of the European Union, including the European Commission, the European Parliament, and … Leggi tutto

ESCRIBANO Mechanical and Engineering has participated in NATO Technical Interoperability Exercise 2023 (TIE23) on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

ESCRIBANO Mechanical and Engineering, a leading Spanish company in innovation and cutting-edge technologies, has participated in the Technical Interoperability Exercise 2023 (TIE23) on NATO Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), which took place last week in Vredepeel, the Netherlands. Organized by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense of the … Leggi tutto

The Spanish company Escribano acquires 3% of Indra and increases its position in the Defense Sector

Escribano Mechanical & Engineering, family owned company specialized in innovation and technologies for defense, has acquired 3% of the shareholding of Indra, an operation valued in more than 65 million euros. Escribano becomes the second industrial partner in Indra and increases its position of reference in the Defense Sector. Sources from the company state that … Leggi tutto

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering hosts iMUGS European project closing event

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering, a leading Spanish company in innovation and cutting-edge technologies in the Aerospace, Defence and Safety sector, today hosted the event to present the results of the European iMUGS (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) project at its facilities in El Viso: the deployment of unmanned systems. The main target of iMUGS, one … Leggi tutto

Aviation sector appreciates Leonardo’s lidar-based technology for advanced weather forecasting

Following the introduction, in late 2020, of the new generation doppler lidar system SKIRON3D for highly reliable and advanced weather forecasts, at Airspace World event Leonardo announces the supply, through its subsidiary LEONARDO Germany GmbH, of seven SKIRON3D systems to four top-ranking airports in Asia and Europe. Monitoring wind conditions, SKIRON3D provides data on critical … Leggi tutto

Airbus and Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future medical missions in Norway

Airbus Helicopters has partnered with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future missions for medical services in Norway. To this end, the parties will jointly measure the added value of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for a selection of medical services use cases across the country to integrate the operational … Leggi tutto

Airbus Helicopters performed steadily in a complex 2022

In 2022, Airbus Helicopters logged 374 gross orders (net: 362), highlighting the ongoing market recovery with an impressive 216 light single engine helicopters sold. Deliveries increased from 338 in 2021 to 344 in 2022, contributing to Airbus Helicopters’ preliminary 52% share of the civil and parapublic market . Airbus’ helicopter fleet flight hours are now back to pre-COVID 2019 levels. “2022 was a year in which … Leggi tutto