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In collaboration with Microsoft and Accenture, Leonardo has deployed the cloud-based Azure platform across its UK business, making it the first major defence contractor in the UK to migrate key applications onto the secure cloud. Leonardo’s UK-based scientists and engineers will now have secure access to a remotely-accessible ‘digital backbone’ that will speed up product research, cut development costs and enable closer collaboration with customers and other partners. In the future, Leonardo will also be able to use the digital backbone to exploit the huge amount of data it collects in the form of new products and services.

Leonardo is first major defence company in the UK to move to the secure cloud

Uncategorized / By Defence Industry Europe

In collaboration with Microsoft and Accenture, Leonardo has deployed the cloud-based Azure platform across its UK business.

Leonardo, one of the world’s leading players in the Aerospace, Defence & Security sector, and Cisco Systems, a global leader in the networking and IT sectors, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of scaling up their mutual business relations and launching a structured collaboration in the civil and defense industry domains.

Leonardo and Cisco partner up to develop joint technology projects

Space/C4ISR / By Defence Industry Europe

Leonardo and Cisco Systems, a global leader in the networking and IT sectors, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The objective of the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed by Leonardo and Siemens Digital Industries is an integrated offer of advanced cybersecurity solutions for IT/OT technologies (Information Technology/Operational Technology), which is dedicated to digital, secure, connected and integrated industrial infrastructures.

Leonardo and Siemens collaborate on a new integrated offer platform for digital security

Space/C4ISR / By Defence Industry Europe

The objective of the MoU signed by Leonardo and Siemens Digital Industries is an integrated offer of advanced cybersecurity solutions for IT/OT technologies.

At the DSEI Japan 2023 exhibition in Tokyo, the national industry champions for advanced defence electronics representing Japan, the UK and Italy have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement, the next formal step towards a permanent industrial construct.

Industry partners announce collaboration agreement for GCAP advanced electronics

Air, Important / By Defence Industry Europe

The national industry champions for advanced defence electronics representing Japan, the UK and Italy have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement, the next formal step towards a permanent industrial construct.

Leonardo and Armaereo, the Italian Defence Ministry’s Air Force Armament and Airworthiness Directorate, have signed a contract which represents an important step in the Italian Air Force’s C-27J Spartan fleet upgrade.

Leonardo: contract with Armaereo on the upgrade of the Italian Air Force’s C-27J fleet

Air, Top / By Defence Industry Europe

Leonardo and Armaereo have signed a contract which represents an important step in the Italian Air Force’s C-27J Spartan fleet upgrade.

Leonardo and Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (WZL1), part of the PGZ Group, have signed a contract for the long-term support of the Polish Air Force M-346 “Bielik” fleet, improving the existing cooperation.

Leonardo strengthens cooperation with Polish defence industry

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

Leonardo and Polish company Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (WZL1) have signed a contract for the long-term support of the Polish Air Force M-346 “Bielik” fleet, improving the existing cooperation.

British maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) announces the signing of a partnership agreement with Leonardo. The partnership reflects several areas of collaboration and development starting with the integration of Leonardo’s Black Scorpion mini-torpedo system into the K50 Kraken platform to enhance its sub-surface domain capability. The collaboration continues with the opportunity to integrate a broader range of Leonardo systems into future Kraken platforms, including Lionfish to provide defence and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) capability.

Kraken partners with Leonardo to enhance sub-surface capability of K50

Sea / By Defence Industry Europe

British maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) announces the signing of a partnership agreement with Leonardo.

Within the framework of teaming up with the local industrial eco system and strengthening the collaboration between Italy and Greece, Fincantieri and Leonardo have signed a number of further memorandum of understanding (MoU) with potential new Greek suppliers, setting the basis for defining possible long term business relationships.

Fincantieri and Leonardo signed multiple MoUs with Greek industry

Sea / By Defence Industry Europe

Fincantieri and Leonardo have signed a number of further memorandum of understanding (MoU) with potential new Greek suppliers.

Engineers from Leonardo UK worked in partnership with defence technology company Anduril Industries to trial disruptive technologies that will underpin new capabilities.

Leonardo develops air-launched effects (ALE) capability

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

Engineers from Leonardo UK worked in partnership with defence technology company Anduril Industries to trial disruptive technologies that will underpin new capabilities.

Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines announced today they have joined forces to further enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the next generation AW09 single-engine helicopter. The production aircraft will feature the 1,000 shp class of power Arriel 2K engine, the newest generation of the Arriel family.

Leonardo and Safran partner for AW09 single-engine helicopter propulsion system

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines announced today they have joined forces to further enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the next generation AW09 single-engine helicopter.

The team of Italian companies that will participate in the development of the new Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) have signed a contract to support the Italian Ministry of Defense in the programme’s new concept & assessment phase and related demonstration activities. The team, which comprises Leonardo - as a strategic partner - and Italy’s leading companies in their respective domains: Elettronica, Avio Aero and MBDA Italia, will progress technology development in support of the GCAP "system of systems" concept, based on sixth-generation combat air platforms operating in multi-domain scenarios.

Italian industry signs contract for next development phase of 6th generation air system

Air, Top / By Defence Industry Europe

The team of Italian companies have signed a contract to support the Italian Ministry of Defense in the GCAP programme’s new concept & assessment phase and related demonstration activities.

Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness of the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate signed yesterday the Acquisition Contract for the supply of an additional 18 AW169M Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to the Austrian Ministry of Defence. The contract, valued at 304 million EUR, was signed following the Italy-Austria Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement amendment signed in December 2022, through which Austria is exercising options for these additional units, providing further evidence of its confidence in the selected platform.

Leonardo signs contract to produce additional AW169M LUHs for Austrian Armed Forces

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

The value of the contract for additional AW169M LUH helicopters is EUR 304 million.