Paris, Le Bourget, June 17, 2025. — During the Paris Air Show, Aramco ordered two Leonardo C-27J aircraft multi-mission with firefighting configuration, to be delivered starting from 2027. This order marks the first for the type in firefighter and multi-role configuration from a civil operator as well as the first order in the Middle East. Leer másAramco orders two Leonardo C-27J aircraft with firefighting system[…]
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard along with federal, state and local agencies, are searching for 6 missing persons due a plane crash near Point Loma, Sunday afternoon. June 8, 2025. Watchstanders at the Joint Harbor Operations Center in San Diego received the initial report at 12:45p.m. detailing a twin-engine Cessna 414 with six persons Leer másCoast Guard and partners respond to plane crash near Point Loma[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard reminds mariners and residents of the Atlantic and Gulf of America coasts to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with the peak occurring between mid-August and late October. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center anticipates an above-normal Leer másCoast Guard launches 2025 hurricane season with focus on preparedness[…]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue a 72-year-old sailor (male) after his 40-foot sailing vessel took on water 185 nautical miles west of Fort Myers. Friday, March 15, 2024. The Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter and a HC-27J Spartan airplane crews spotted the man, Leer másA Coast Guard MH-60T rescue sailor 185 nm offshore Fort Myers[…]
Turin 19/02/2024 – The Leonardo C-27J Flying Test Bed is a technological demonstration aircraft in the European Clean Sky 2 programme that concluded, at Turin’s Caselle airport, the Regional Integrated Aircraft Demonstration Platform (REG IADP) campaign. In-flight activities will validate the technical solutions conceived and designed by Leonardo’s engineers in Turin and Pomigliano d’Arco, making Leer másLeonardo C-27J Spartan demonstrator for Clean Sky 2 programme[…]
Rome, 08 June 2023 – The commercial collaboration between Italy and Azerbaijan has been strengthened with the signing a contract with Leonardo for the supply of the C-27J Spartan military aircraft to Azerbaijan Air Force. An Azerbaijani delegation was in Italy for the contract signing in the presence of representatives of the Defence Ministers of Leer másLeonardo and Azerbaijan Air Force signs for C-27J Spartan[…]
Longueuil, Quebec, February 9, 2023 – Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR, the world’s number one regional aircraft manufacturer, announced an agreement to collaborate on an initiative to achieve 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) readiness in PW127 series engines, including the new PW127XT powering next-generation ATR deliveries, by 2025. “Our collaboration with ATR will be underway throughout 2023 and 2024 Leer másPratt & Whitney and ATR combine efforts to achieve 100% SAF[…]
Rome, 02/02/2023 – Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s Police Force, with general capability in economic and financial matters, is the only maritime Police Force in Italy) opened its Air-Naval Operations Simulation Centre at Pratica di Mare Air Base (Rome) today, during an official ceremony in the presence of institutional and Leonardo representatives. The new centre was Leer másGuardia di Finanza Air-Naval Operations Simulation Centre in Italy[…]
Centered around Leonardo DRS and beyond, Leonardo presence at Sea Air Space 2022 showcased high technologies responding to a wide range of operational needs in the maritime domain, reaffirm its key core competences and its competitive positioning toward US Defence requirements. Founded in 1965, the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Exposition, held from 4th to Leer másLeonardo at Navy League’s Sea Air Space Exposition 2022[…]
Rome, 3 November 2021 – Leonardo and Elettronica have signed an agreement to strengthen the long-term strategic cooperation between the two companies in support of the growth of sovereign technologies. On the basis of the complementary nature of their respective skills, Leonardo and Elettronica will jointly develop solutions and offers to effectively respond to the Leer másLeonardo and Elettronica signed to strengthen their strategic cooperation[…]