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Leonardo introduces BriteCloud 55-T to safeguard military transport aircraft

Air June 12, 2018

At the Electronic Warfare Europe 2018 conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, Leonardo officially announced the next variant of its BriteCloud missile decoy system, the BriteCloud 55-T. Manufactured in Luton, BriteCloud 55-T employs sophisticated miniaturised jamming technology to protect large-scale military transport aircraft – such as Leonardo’s own C27-J Spartan and a host ...

Defence Minister announces first of new Merlin Mk4 helicopter fleet

Air May 29, 2018

Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced the delivery of the first of a fleet of new helicopters designed for Royal Marine aircraft carrier operations. The Commando Merlin Mk4 has been upgraded to a faster and more powerful aircraft than its predecessor, the Merlin Mk3 standard. It now sports a maritime grey coat, ...

RAF gives go ahead for Leonardo’s missile decoy system

Air April 13, 2018

Leonardo has been contracted by the RAF to supply its BriteCloud countermeasure to provide enhanced protection from advanced radar-guided missiles for its Tornado GR4 aircraft. The drinks-can-sized countermeasure, which protects fighter jets from modern radar-guided missiles, will be available for use by Tornado GR4 crews in the near future The RAF ...

Leonardo to outfit the MOD with Apache defensive aids

Air April 9, 2018

At the FIDAE exhibition in Chile, Leonardo announced the award of a contract to outfit the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a defensive aids suite (DAS) for a brand new fleet of Apache AH-64E helicopters. Under related contracts with both the MOD and Boeing, Leonardo will integrate sensor technology with ...