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Dragonworks launched to pioneer advanced laser technology

Homeland November 29, 2017

Dragonworks – a brand new centre of excellence designed to put advanced laser technology through its paces – has launched in Farnborough, QinetiQ has confirmed. Dragonworks will serve as a test bed for cutting-edge technologies associated with high-energy military and commercial grade lasers. The state-of-the-art facility houses a clean-room which will ...

Leonardo to provide information management software for RAN submarines

Maritime October 13, 2017

Leonardo has secured a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia’s Department of Defence to provide Information Management software to six Collins-class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Submarine Communication Information Exchange Management (SCIEM) contract is part of Australia’s Project SEA1439 Phase 5B2 upgrade programme. Leonardo will be providing its SmartIDMS™ software application, ...

Leonardo chosen by the ESA as cyber security partner

Homeland October 2, 2017

Leonardo has announced it has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a study into the management of data security for the Galileo European navigation satellite programme. Announcing the news at the Cybertech Europe conference in Rome, the Company will support the ESA by defining a state-of-the-art security monitoring ...

Leonardo officially opens new airborne systems facility in Italy

Air July 31, 2017

Leonardo has officially opened a new airborne systems facility in L’Aquila, Italy. The new facility will be home to the company’s advanced technology including Mode-5 identification friend/foe (IFF) systems and airborne communications equipment. L’Aquila, the capital of Italy’s Abruzzo region, is home to a number of Defence related operations including Thales Alenia ...