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Leonardo Aeronautics (Alenia)
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2024
13 November The first nacelle was delivered in September.

GKN sparks up supply chain to deliver C-27J nacelles to Leonardo

The nacelle’s composite components are produced at GKN Aerospace’s Cowes site and integrated with a variety of parts sourced from the EU, UK, and US, ranging from titanium machining to wiring systems.

24 July

Radia attracts partners to build world’s largest aircraft

WindRunner is an aircraft designed for its primary mission: To fly turbine blades up to 105m in length directly to wind farm sites, landing on semi-prepared dirt runways as short as 1,800 metres.

29 February Flight tests took place at Leonardo’s PZL-Swidnik facility in Lublin, Poland, with Leonardo’s SW4 and SW4 Solo RUAS/OPH helicopters.

Leonardo and Daedalean complete flight testing of AI for advanced navigation

A year-long project equipped helicopters with cameras, computer and interface display, identifying aerial traffic including birds and drones, determining location in GPS-denied environments, and offering landing guidance.

22 February

Leonardo's morphing surface demonstrator makes first flight

The experimental data has potential for training artificial intelligence algorithms for maturing flight controls and future digital systems offering great reliability and incremental levels of autonomy, with reduced workload.

2020
14 December

ReleaseNorsk Titanium grows commercial aerostructures customer base

11 November

ReleaseLeonardo: the successful C-27J Spartan sheds its skin to reach new performance heights

2018
4 December

ReleaseNew C-27J Spartan baseline configuration performs first flight

25 July

ReleaseLeonardo launches LEAP2020 programme to optimise its supply chain

7 June

ReleaseLeonardo delivers 1,500th fuselage to ATR

19 March

ReleaseFirst front fuselage section for the Airbus A321 LR delivered

2015
7 September

ReleaseItaly's F-35A Lightning II flies inaugural European flight

31 July

ReleaseFinmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi completes flight-tests of C-27J battlefield airlifter with new winglets

4 June

ReleaseEuropean flight safety system for drones tested with success in Italy

26 May

ReleaseF-35A Lightning II with first Italian-made wing set enters assembly line

2014
19 May

ReleaseAirbus, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi propose joint approach to Europe's next generation drone

11 March

ReleaseAlenia Aermacchi wing components make first F-35 flight

2013
14 June

ReleaseAlenia Aermacchi: first sections of 787-9 fuselage delivered to Boeing

2012
18 December

ReleaseFinal assembly of the first C-27J Spartan for the Royal Australian Air Force started

9 July

ReleaseAlenia Aermacchi introduces the new MC-27J, multi-mission version of the Spartan

27 January

ReleaseAlenia Aermacchi: the 1000th ATR fuselage completed in Pomigliano d'Arco

2011
14 December

ReleaseCassidian and Alenia Aeronautica agree on UAS cooperation

21 June

ReleaseThe SSJ100 enlarges the family with the new Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) version

20 May

ReleaseAlenia Aeronautica delivers nEUROn Smart Integrated Weapon Bay hardware to Dassault Aviation

26 January

ReleaseSaab delivers nEUROn fuselage to Dassault Aviation

2010
12 October

ReleaseSukhoi Superjet 100 has successfully passed noise testing program

21 June

ReleaseAlenia Aeronautica starts the Sky-Y UAS

4 March

ReleaseCytec Engineered Materials honoured with Alenia Aeronautica innovation award

2009
22 December

ReleaseBoeing acquires Alenia North America's interest in Global Aeronautica

21 July

ReleaseMagestic Systems deploys TruNEST PCS at Alenia Aeronautica

15 May

ReleaseSukhoi Company announces business version of Superjet 100

27 April

ReleaseAero delivered 10th C-27J Spartan center wing box

7 April

ReleaseSukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica announce completion of the acquisition of 25% + 1 share in the SCAC capital

24 March

ReleaseBombardier announces three key European suppliers for CSeries aircraft program

2008
21 November

ReleaseAlenia Aeronautica: the Sky-Y, the first European MALE UAV with European sensor to accomplish live ground surveillance missions

13 November

ReleaseAlenia Aeronautica selects Fiper from SIMULIA for enterprise-wide simulation integration and collaboration

21 July

ReleaseEaton and Alenia announce workshare agreement related to F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program

15 July

ReleaseBoeing and Alenia to support Italy's first composite industrial recycling plant

2 July

ReleaseBoeing 787 Dreamliner structure test a success

11 June

ReleaseAgreement to acquire Vought share of Global Aeronautica closes

8 May

ReleaseSukhoi Civil Aircraft Company facilitates the procedures leading to Alenia Aeronautica becoming a shareholder

28 March

ReleaseBoeing announces agreement to acquire Vought share of Global Aeronautica

19 March

ReleaseAlenia Aeronautica completes ultimate load tests on Boeing 787 horizontal stabilizer

2007
25 June

ReleaseAlenia Aeronautica selects VISTAGY's FiberSIM® software for composites design on Boeing 787 Dreamliner program

20 June

ReleaseAPPH announces contract to supply landing gear for U.S. military aircraft

15 June

ReleaseAERO Vodochody completed assembly line for Alenia C-27J Spartan

16 May

ReleaseFinal major structure for Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivered to Everett

25 April

ReleaseFirst major assembly for Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivered to Everett