Italy Defence News

Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems

Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected

10 Oct, 20:57
2 min read

Malaysian Defence Minister Hussein announced that the government had selected the Leonardo ATR72 MPA and the TUSAŞ Anka-S to meet the RMAF requirements.

Navy / Maritime

Qatari “Al Zubarah” And “Musherib” reached the country

13 Sep, 14:28
1 min read

Qatar Emiri Navy received its Doha-class air defence corvette “Al Zubarah” and OPV “Musherib” on September 12, 2022.

Air

AW249 Attack Performed its Maiden Flight

24 Aug, 19:28
1 min read

Italian Leonardo’s attack helicopter development project AW249, which will incorporate stealth technologies, performed its maiden flight.

Weapon / Missile

Demir: Turkiye’s only option for SAMP/T is ToT

29 Jul, 14:46
1 min read

SSB President Professor İsmail Demir stated that Turkiye’s only option for the EUROSAM SAMP/T Air Defence System is technology transfer.

Sensors Expo and Air Show

Greece to Deploy Leonardo’s Kronos Grand Radar to Crete

26 Jul, 05:08
1 min read

Leonardo announced that Greece had chosen the Kronos Grand Radar for the Crete Shooting Range (PBK) and the NATO NAMFI (NATO Missile Fire Installation).

Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is Signed

14 Jul, 12:47
2 min read

EDA announced that the Technical Arrangement (TA) defining the organisation, missions, and responsibilities of the MHTC was signed by 14 founding countries.

Navy / Maritime

Fincantieri delivers the second OPV Sheraouh to QEN

09 Jul, 12:40
1 min read

Sheraouh, the Qatari Emiri Navy's (QEN) second offshore patrol vessel (OPV), was delivered by Fincantieri at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard in Italy.

Navy / Maritime Air

Malaysian Navy Gets Two Italian AW139 Maritime Helicopters

06 Jul, 10:10
2 min read

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has officially received and commissioned its first two Leonardo AW139 multipurpose maritime helicopters.

Air

Poland to Acquire 32 AW149 Helicopters from Leonardo

01 Jul, 19:35
1 min read

Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence, signed a contract in Świdnik to deliver 32 AW149 multi-role helicopters to Polish Land Forces.

Air

Six NATO Countries Launch Future Helicopter Concept

21 Jun, 11:53
2 min read

France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK, launched a new concept of Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC).

Air

Leonardo unveils C-27J firefighting configuration

31 May, 14:54
2 min read

Leonardo has unveiled a new firefighting configuration for its C-27J Spartan, equipped with a roll-on/roll-off modular airborne firefighting system (MAFFS II).