One european premiere: Airbus-led large-scale flight demo teams up fighters, helicopter and drones

In Europe’s first large-scale multi-domain flight demo led by Airbus, two fighter jets, one helicopter and five unmanned remote carriers teamed up and accomplished a mission that could occur in real-life situations. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Manned-Unmanned Teaming Demonstrator project will now move to the next phase: further paving the way for FCAS … Leggi tutto

The Centauro II first choice for the new Armoured Vehicle for the Brazilian Army

The Brazilian Army, through the Comando Logistico (COLOG) /Diretoria de Material (DMat), has chosen the Centauro II 120 mm system made by Società Consortile Iveco–OTO Melara (CIO) as top of the list within the procurement process named Viatura Blindada de Cavalaria Média Sobre Rodas (VBC Cav – MSR 8×8). The Centauro II armoured vehicle is … Leggi tutto

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering enters Indonesian defence market

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E), a leading Spanish company in innovation and technology in the Defence and Security sector, is currently participating in Indo Defence Expo & Forum, the largest defence exhibition in Southeast Asia, which will take place until November 5 in Jakarta and will be visited by the Indonesian Minister of Defence, Prabowo … Leggi tutto

GUARDIA CIVIL awards Spanish company ESCRIBANO M&E a contract for SIVE maintenance

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E), a leading Spanish company in innovation and technologies for Defence and Security, hasbeen awarded a contract for most of the maintenance of the permanent deployments of the Integrated External Surveillance System (SIVE) of the GUARDIA CIVIL throughout Spain. ESCRIBANO has been awarded lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 of maintenance, … Leggi tutto

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering collaborates with the European Defence Industry

ESCRIBANO Mechanical and Engineering (EM&E), a leading Spanish company in innovation and cutting-edge technologies in the aerospace, defence and safety sector, is participating in two of the projects approved by the European Commission in the call of the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2021 on 20 July: HYDEF (Hypersonic European Defence Interceptor) and FAMOUS II (Future … Leggi tutto

Italy will upgrade MBT Ariete C1 with 980 million euro program

The long awaited modernization of the Main Battlefield Tank (MBT) Ariete C1 of the Italian Army is now officially arrived with a budget of 980 million euro. In the recent approved Documento Programmatico Pluriennale 2022-2024 (Multiyear Programmatic Document) the Italian Ministry of Defense allocates enough funds to complete che update and upgrade of 125 C1 … Leggi tutto

Leonardo participating at RIAT 2022 in Techno Zone and flying display

From 15-17 July 2022, Leonardo will be participating at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) hosted at RAF Fairford. In addition to the company playing a central role in the STEM Techno Zone, several Leonardo aircraft including the AW149, M-346 and C-27J, will feature in the flying display, while several others will be on static … Leggi tutto

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering and RAFAEL-PAP Tecnos successfully launch the first integrated SPIKE missile on GUARDIAN 30 remote station

ESCRIBANO MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING, a Spanish company leader in innovation and cutting-edge technologies for Defence and Security and RAFAEL, a world leader in defence systems, together with its Spanish subsidiary PAP Tecnos, have successfully completed the integration of the Spike missile in the GUARDIAN 30 remote weapon station, selected by the Spanish Army in the … Leggi tutto

Bestfly expands offshore helicopter fleet in Angola with AW139 order

Bestfly is expanding its fleet of Leonardo helicopters configured for offshore transport missions in Angola. The recent order of Bestfly’s first fully owned AW139 intermediate twin engine, is expected to be delivered in the Q3 of 2022. This aircraft adds to two previously leased AW139s and four AW169 light intermediate twins purchased at the end … Leggi tutto

Leonardo outlines its five-year growth and development plan to attain European leadership in defence electronics, drawing primarily on Italian industrial capabilities

Leonardo aims to attain European leadership in defence electronics with a five-year growth and development plan that draws primarily on the capabilities of Italian industry. Leonardo’s Electronics division, which has around 13,000 employees including 8,500 in Italy, incorporates 18 Italian national centres of technological excellence. These design, develop, produce and support radar systems, advanced sensor … Leggi tutto

MARSS launches game-changer for the C-UAS market

Live from the inaugural World Defense Show in Saudi this week, defense & security technology specialist MARSS, launched its latest, never seen before, UAS countermeasure. Combining operational experience and innovation, MARSS has created an AI enabled autonomous interceptor that offers an intelligent, cost-effective and low collateral solution to neutralise hostile drones. Fully integrated with NiDAR CUAS, … Leggi tutto

Leonardo at the first edition of the World Defense Show 2022

International aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo is exhibiting at the first edition of the World Defense Show 2022 (WDS – Riyadh, 6-9 March), presenting its crossdomain capabilities and technological solutions to attendees from the Gulf Region and beyond. The widespread presence of the Italian-headquartered company Leonardo at this new exhibition includes an impressive layout … Leggi tutto