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Cyber
Connected naval gun tests successfully for protection from cybersabotage - News
March 16, 2018
ROME. Defense and security company Leonardo announced that its OTO 76/62 Super Rapid (SR) naval gun has been successfully run through an extensive vulnerability assessment campaign, thereby ensuring that the gun will be resilient to cyberattacks in the future.
Radar/EW
RAF to add threat-simulation hardware to A400M aircraft - News
November 13, 2017
LONDON. Defense and security firm Leonardo has signed a contract with Britain's Ministry of Defense to provide equipment that will simulate radar threats to the Royal Air Force (RAF) new A400M transport aircraft prior to takeoff.
Radar/EW
Leonardo leads team to equip British army vehicles with added protections - News
September 19, 2017
ROME. Leonardo will head a team of companies chosen by the British government?s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) in what it's calling the "Icarus" technology demonstration project (TDP), which is aimed at protecting British army vehicles against current and future weapons.
Radar/EW
Leonardo to deliver its AESA surveillance radars to Bangladesh navy - News
September 13, 2017
ROME, Italy. RUAG Aviation officials selected Leonardo to deliver its Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for the two new production model Dornier 228 multirole aircraft, recently ordered by the Bangladesh navy.
Avionics
Leonardo shares in $51.6 million contract to upgrade radar on U.K. fighter jets - News
July 17, 2017
ROME. Global defense and aerospace firm Leonardo will be included in a contract between NATO Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) and Eurofighter to upgrade the Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS) capabilities on the U.K.?s Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets. The two-year, 45-million-euro ($51.6 million) contract includes capability work by Leonardo, integration activities by BAE Systems, and U.K. defense ministry trials.
Comms
Leonardo wins NATO ground surveillance system bid - News
June 23, 2017
ROME. Defense and aerospace company Leonardo has been chosen to develop and deliver the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Logistics Information System (ALIS) integrated logistics platform. Leonardo has already served as a member of the Northrop Grumman-led industrial team for the delivery of the NATO AGS Core System.
Comms
Thales Alenia Space acquires portion of Airstar Aerospace - News
June 21, 2017
PARIS AIR SHOW. Satelllite and spacecraft company Thales Alenia Space -- the joint venture between Thales and Leonardo -- confirmed that it has acquired a minority stake in French company Airstar Aerospace, a company that manufactures airships and flexible structures that are capable of operating at all altitudes.
