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Leonardo DRS Conducts Test Flight for Infrared Missile Warning System
Leonardo DRS has completed a test flight for its missile-warning and countermeasures system, which is designed to defend fixed-wing as well as transport and surveillance aircraft against airborne threats.
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DoD Taps Leonardo-Built BriteCloud Decoy for Foreign Comparative Tests
A Leonardo-built active expendable decoy has been chosen by the Department of Defense to conduct foreign comparison tests with the U.S. Air National Guard, AIN Online reported Monday.
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Leonardo Demonstrates Helicopter for FAA Certification
Leonardo has conducted flight tests for a single-engine helicopter in a move to attain certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, Rotor and Wing International reported Tuesday. The company is pitching its TH-119 helicopter to the U.S. Navy as a training rotorcraft, and requires an instrument flight rules certification that verifies an aircraft's ability to traverse through austere weather conditions.
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Report: Airbus, Bell, Leonardo Eye Navy Helicopter Trainer Replacement Contract
The U.S. Navy issued in January a solicitation for a program to replace the TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter trainer and companies such as Airbus, Bell and Leonardo have publicly announced plans to compete for the program, National Defense reported Friday.
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Leonardo Test-Flies Training Helicopter Offering for US Navy
Leonardo has completed an initial flight test of a single-engine training helicopter the company is offering as a potential replacement for the U.S. Navy‘s TH-57 Sea Rangers platform. The Italy-based conglomerate said Friday it aims to obtain certification from the Federal Aviation Administration early next year to operate the TH-119 trainer under FAA’s Instrument Flight Rules. Patrick McKernan, a Leonardo […] More
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FLIR to Produce Electro-Optical Sensors for USAF’s Future MH-139 Helicopter Fleet
Boeing has awarded FLIR Systems a $40M initial contract to provide an electro-optical/infrared surveillance sensor technology to the U.S. Air Force‘s UH-1N helicopter replacement program. FLIR said Wednesday it will supply the Star SAFIRE 380-HDc EO/IR system for integration onto the first four MH-139 helicopters that a Boeing-Leonardo team will build for the military service. MH-139 is based on Leonardo’s AW139 platform and designed to support training, […] More
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Lockheed Completes Installation of Telephonics Radar on 74K Aerostat System
Lockheed Martin has retrofitted its 74K Aerostat System with a Telephonics-made radar to further support warfighting missions on land and at sea. Lockheed said Tuesday the installation of the RDR-1700B radar succeeds the integration of other radar sensors from Leonardo and Northrop Grumman and electro-optic/infrared cameras from L3 Technologies‘ Wescam subsidiary on the airship. Jerry […] More
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Leonardo, Aireon Partner to Apply Space-Based Data for Air Traffic Management
A new partnership with Aireon will allow Italian aerospace company Leonardo to integrate space-based automatic dependent broadcast data into an air traffic management automation system. Integration of this Aireon-provided data into Leonardo’s LeadInSky ATM automation system would help air navigation service providers manage airspace and flight routes through the use of a global, real-time dataset, […] More
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Report: Air Force Huey Replacement Contract Award Due by Q4 FY 2018
The U.S. Air Force could name a manufacturer in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 to build helicopters that will replace the military service’s UH-1N Huey fleet, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. Proposed replacement platforms are Sikorsky‘s HH-60U, Boeing‘s MH-139 and Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s UH-60L. Boeing said last year its offering was derived from Leonardo’s AW139 multimission helicopter that have […] More
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Boeing’s Leanne Caret Talks UK Fighter Jet Devt Program at Farnborough Airshow
Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, has said the company would be “honored and thrilled†if given the opportunity to take part in the U.K.’s new fighter jet program, Reuters reported Friday. Caret, a two-time Wash100 recipient, told Reuters at the Farnborough Airshow that it is too early to issue conclusive statements, […] More