Canada has begun negotiations with Italy to acquire a fleet of Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainers. The aircraft would support the country’s Future Fighter Lead-In Training programme. The move followed a meeting between Canadian Prime […]
Germany would be a strong partner for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fighter project, the chief executive of Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo told Reuters on Tuesday. Asked whether the scrapping by Germany […]
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
Leonardo will conduct the first demonstration flight later this year pairing its M-346 platform with a pair of representative collaborative combat aircraft. “In mid-’26 we are going to demonstrate the first ‘Case War’,” chief executive […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Italy’s Leonardo S.p.A. for the acquisition of four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The contract expands Saudi Arabia’s fixed-wing naval aviation capabilities with anti-submarine warfare, […]
British aviation history has been made with the UK’s first truly autonomous full-size helicopter completing its maiden flight, operating from Predannack airfield in Cornwall. The helicopter has been designed and built by Leonardo as a […]
Nigeria is nearing completion of a landmark military aircraft acquisition agreed this year with Italy, with deliveries of 24 M-346FA fighter jets and 10 AW-109 helicopters almost finalised, signalling a significant upgrade of its air […]
You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
Leonardo UK is poised to secure a new contract to supply six additional AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat anti-submarine warfare helicopters to the Philippine Navy for P42.290 billion (approx USD 745 million). Philippines’ Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro […]
Leonardo and Weststar Aviation Group have signed an agreement to deliver a mix of helicopters for the Malaysian Armed Forces. Revealed at an aerospace and maritime exhibit in Langkawi, the “sale and purchase” framework will […]
Copyright © Global Defense Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.