Leonardo reports 31% surge in new orders in Q1 as CEO departs
The defense boss highlighted that revenues reached €4.5 billion in the first three months of the year — a 7 percent increase over 2025 — with a total backlog reaching €57 billion.
Edgewing receives first GCAP next-gen fighter international contract to boost design activities
The new funding invests in "key design and engineering activities and enables the trilateral partnership to build momentum and accelerate pace of delivery."
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One defense analyst said that at this stage, it may be difficult for either the GCAP or FCAS teams to take on new development partners.
With a European next-gen fighter program in doubt, what would an FCAS collapse look like?
A key meeting on the future fighter has been "postponed," a German official told Breaking Defense, as analysts weigh what's next.
GCAP 6th-gen fighter project names sensor group, exec doubts changes to ‘core team’
Despite the current drama in the rival FCAS program, Leonardo UK's Andrew Howard said he expects FCAS to deliver a "very good capability."
UK reveals future fighter demonstrator design, advances GCAP tech de-risking
An artist rendering of the demonstrator, set to fly for the first time in 2027, showcases a design complete with a single cockpit, twin engine, canted twin tail and delta wing blueprint.
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GCAP partners name Edgewing joint venture to deliver next generation fighter
The naming of the JV arrives 12 months after industry showcased a new concept of the future fighter designed around a conventional delta wing shape, giving increased wingspan compared to previous iterations.
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GCAP systems partners expect contract by year’s end
“We expect to receive our first international contract this year against relatively stable, high level requirements, which is what's required to disaggregate the work allocation," Andrew Howard, director for Future Combat Air at Leonardo UK, told Breaking Defense.
Japanese firms view GCAP as opportunity to develop skills, international supply chain
Execs and officials hope that GCAP can open doors for Japan's defense industrial base to expand.
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Belgian defense minister: FCAS, GCAP 6th-gen fighter projects show Europe failing to integrate
"There's [got] to be one European sixth-generation fighter jet, and then we can sell it to all the world. [That's] not the way we're doing it for the moment, and it's very frustrating," Minister Theo Francken said.
UK welcomes new StormShroud autonomous drones
The Royal Air Force said in a statement, “In a world of increasing threat to the UK and our NATO allies, StormShroud will serve as a powerful deterrent to potential aggressors.”
Italy’s Leonardo forecasts $6.6 billion ‘upside’ from new wave of European defense spending
To deal with the changing geopolitical landscape, Cingolani called for "stronger alliances" and "industrial synergies."
Italy’s Leonardo and Turkey’s Baykar ink agreement for UAV joint venture
The JV is looking to tap into growing demand from the European drone market valued in excess of $100 billion over the next decade and will include production out of Italy and Turkey, Roberto Cingolani, CEO at Leonardo, told media in Rome.