Poland cleared to buy 1,400 Small Diameter Bombs
The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Poland of up to 1,400 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs.
Turkey buying more AMRAAM and Sidewinder missiles
The larger of the two packages includes fifty-three AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), six guidance sections, and related support, at a projected cost of $225 million.
A look inside Leonardo UK in Edinburgh
Tucked on the edge of Scotland’s capital, this facility has quietly transformed into one of the UK's most important defence hubs, shaping the future of air combat and surveillance. We were given access to see what goes on behind the scenes.
Decisions pending on form of UK-German strike missile
The weapon’s specific characteristics—such as whether it will be a cruise missile, ballistic missile, or hypersonic weapon—are still under consideration.
Behind the scenes with Leonardo’s ECRS Mk2 AESA radar
Inside Leonardo’s Edinburgh facility, engineers are building what’s been called the most advanced combat radar ever developed in Europe. The ECRS Mk2 will transform the RAF Typhoon’s ability to detect, jam, and fight in contested airspace. George Allison went behind the scenes to take a closer look.
UK confirms RAF Gaza flights focus only hostage search
The UK Government has reaffirmed that surveillance flights near Gaza are strictly limited to the search for hostages and are not being used in combat operations or broader intelligence sharing.
US launches missile to show ‘strength’ of nuclear force
The United States Air Force has conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile as part of ongoing efforts to demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of its nuclear deterrent.
The business of survival – Up close with Miysis DIRCM
At Leonardo UK’s Edinburgh site, engineers are developing what is considered one of the most advanced Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems currently available: Miysis.no,
How Leonardo’s Osprey radar tracks the unseen
Recently, George Allison had the opportunity to visit Leonardo’s radar development site in Edinburgh, where he was given an in-depth look at the cutting-edge Osprey radar system.
UK Apache gunships shoot Hellfire in Finland for first time
AH-64E Apache attack helicopters have conducted live-fire missions with 30mm cannon and Hellfire missiles in Finland for the first time.
