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News archive: Leonardo

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24 June Kizilelma autonomously rejoined the M-346 before the crewed aircraft assumed control.

Leonardo and Baykar bring K-SWARM combat teaming concept to the air

Live trials in Turkey have demonstrated autonomous formation flying and advanced collaboration between crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft.

29 January Four suppliers will be selected in March 2026 to develop prototypes for fielding by 2030.

British Army selects contenders for autonomous helicopter ‘wingmen’

Project NYX has advanced into its development stage with BAE, Leonardo and others invited to design AI-powered support drones for Apaches.

30 October 2025 The Beechcraft M-346N is already proven in training pilots for fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft.

Textron will build M-346N in Wichita if selected by the Navy

If it secures the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System contract, Textron Aviation Defense plans to invest $38 million in assembling the Beechcraft M-346N in Wichita.

14 December 2022 Conceptual images of the next-generation fighter.

UK, Italy and Japan combine for future fighter development

The programme will build on progress already made by BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, Rolls-Royce and the UK Ministry of Defence as Team Tempest, as well as MHI's proposed future fighter aircraft (F-X).

3 February 2021 The joint effort will be hosted at Leonardo's R&D facility in Taranto, and Solvay's centre in Brussels.

Leonardo and Solvay combine efforts in thermoplastic research

By creating a Joint Research Virtual Lab, Leonardo and Solvay aim to develop new thermoplastic materials and new manufacturing processes so as to attain higher performance and manufacturing efficiency.

18 November 2020

Leonardo shares continuous improvement goals with suppliers

A virtual workshop shared the vision and methodology of continuous improvement adopted by Leonardo with the Leonardo Production System. Forty SME suppliers can potentially benefit.