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 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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Leonardo DRS has won a potential five-year, $53.7M contract to provide repair station consoles for the U.S. Navy's DDG-class guided missile destroyer modernization program.

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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 DRS and Rolls-Royce want to offer the U.S. Navy new propulsion and power systems that would give new energy saving and warfare capabilities to the service’s modernized fleet of warships, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

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Leonardo DRS’ Daylight Solutions subsidiary has built a microscope based on advanced laser technology that has potential to counter anti-aircraft missiles, detect pathogens and asses wounds, Forbes reported Thursday.

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Leonardo DRS has announced plans to establish a manufacturing and engineering facility and main offices for the company’s land systems business in Bridgeton, Mo.

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Leonardo DRS has started the development of a hybrid electric drive platform that will power a U.S. Coast Guard offshore patrol cutter vessel, Military reported Wednesday.

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Leonardo DRS has secured a one-year, $74.9M contract to develop a technology for the U.S. Army to counter adversarial unmanned aircraft systems designed to target U.S. interests within and outside the country.

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Leonardo DRS has won a potential seven-year, $67.3M contract from the U.S. Army to provide components for a second-generation, forward-looking infrared sensor technology.

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Leonardo DRS has agreed with General Electric to extend their collaboration on the development and delivery of LM2500 gas turbine for the U.S. Navy.

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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