Posts Tagged ‘Leonardo’
Defence Equipment & Support has awarded a contract to Leonardo for improvements to the L118 Light Gun to make it even more accurate. The L118 Light Gun’s Automatic Pointing System (APS) consists of an Inertial Navigation Unit with GPS, Layer Display Control Unit, Switchbox and Muzzle Velocity Radar. The £15M contract will ...
UK supply chain is vital to Leonardo Helicopters, according to recent figures which show the company has spent millions with UK onshore supply chain. Its UK-based helicopter business is going from strength to strength with a string of recent domestic and export orders. The figures show a spend of nearly £500M ...
BAE Systems and Leonardo UK have secured an £870M contract to upgrade radar capabilities on the RAF Typhoon. The five-year contract will see the RAF Typhoon jets equipped with one of the world’s most advanced radar systems, while additional upgrades will ensure the jet can counter emerging threats. Last year, some £2.35Bn ...
The MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has hosted the UK’s first high-powered, long range laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) trial on its ranges at Porton Down. The trials involve firing the UK DragonFire demonstrator at a number of targets over a number of ranges, demanding pinpoint accuracy from the beam director. These tests improve ...
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