Leonardo-Finmeccanica has partnered with the Algerian Ministry of National Defence to establish a joint company to produce light and medium weight helicopters at Aïn Arnat. After completion of the facility and during the early years of activity, the joint company aims to manufacture three different AgustaWestland helicopter types for various ...
Cobham’s radiation hardened (RadHard) microelectronics were launched aboard NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft in September. An array of products enable the mission on the OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (OVIRS) instrument, including: Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) products, Medium Scale Integration (MSI) logics, 1553 transceivers, voltage regulators, ...
A UK manufactured system to create miniature decoys that will help to protect combat jets from missiles, has been snapped up by the MOD. The MOD has placed a £2.5M order for the cutting-edge BriteCloud system, designed and manufactured in Bedfordshire and Scotland by Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The system can be fired from an aircraft’s flare dispenser without ...
Theresa May has urged world leaders to seek action in making air travel safer. A landmark UN Security Council resolution on aviation security was put forward at her first UN General Assembly, in the wake of the Metrojet disaster in Egypt. The UK has been driving efforts to improve adherence to international ...