Leonardo

Leonardo and Thales are considering a joint acquisition of Maxar Technologies' MDA space division, which could fetch more than $1 billion.

Leonardo deployed Rockwell Automation's PlantPAx distributed control system on two LNG tankers (LNG Portovenere and LNG Lerici) as part of a major renovation project for owner and management company EXMAR Ship Management.

Leonardo signed an 18-month contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) to continue providing cyber-security support services at 75 sites across 29 countries.

Leonardo, in partnership with Siemens, has been awarded a contract worth €96 million for maintenance and technical management of all baggage handling systems at Rome Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino airports, with a 4-year base period and an option for an additional four years.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace opened a new AW101 and NH90 helicopter transmission MRO and test facility in Kongsberg, Norway, under agreements with Leonardo. A 25-year agreement was signed to extend collaboration.

Leonardo and Chinese partners are joining to create a plant in China to manufacture composite parts for the Sino-Russian CR929 widebody airliner. The article does not specify the investment amount or exact location.

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Boeing a $167.8 million delivery order to provide depot-level repairable items for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 aircraft fleet. Work will be performed in Missouri and is scheduled to finish by July 1, 2027.

A Leonardo-led consortium secured a €150 million contract to upgrade the Baggage Handling Systems at Zurich International Airport in Switzerland. Leonardo's share is worth approximately €120 million, with partner motion06 taking €30 million.

FACC secured an order to produce rudders for the Bombardier C Series jet, in partnership with Leonardo. The initial term is five years, with first delivery planned for May 2018.

Leonardo won a contract to supply two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to the Government of Queensland for emergency medical services and search-and-rescue, to be commissioned by December 2018.

Teledyne Labtech, a UK-based unit of Teledyne Microwave Solutions, has secured a multi-year supply contract worth over £11 million with Leonardo to manufacture, assemble and test high-performance RF/microwave PCBs for AESA radar systems.

Leonardo DRS announced plans to build a new aircraft manufacturing facility in Tuskegee, Alabama to produce the T-100 integrated jet training system if selected by the U.S. Air Force for the T-X Program.

Leonardo has selected Tuskegee, Alabama as the potential site for an advanced assembly center to build the T-100 jet trainer, pending a U.S. Air Force contract award. The project could create up to 750 jobs with a 10-year ramp-up beginning in 2019.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Leonardo signed agreements for maintenance, repair and overhaul of dynamic components for NH-90 and AW101 helicopters, covering over 100 helicopters in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Canada. Potential revenues are about EUR 300 million over 30 years.