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US Army Taps Leonardo DRS to Provide Additional M-LIDS Counter-UAS Platforms

Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced yesterday it was awarded  a contract to provide additional counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) platforms in support of U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires/Rapid Capabilities Office’s on-going Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS) program. On October 7, 2022, DRS received approximately $40,000,000, and on …

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Important strategic move by Leonardo in the rapidly growing force protection market: Leonardo DRS and RADA agree to an all-stock merger 

Leonardo announced today that its US subsidiary Leonardo DRS and RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. have entered into a definitive agreement to create a newly combined public company.  RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: RADA, TASE: RADA) (“RADA”) is a leading provider of advanced software-defined military tactical radars. The company is a …

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Leonardo and UK Industry Team Trial New High-tech Protection for Armed Forces Vehicles

Leonardo and UK Industry Team Trial New High-tech Protection for Armed Forces Vehicles

Leonardo, leading a cross-UK team of science and technology experts, has successfully trialled a high-tech new protection system approach for Army vehicles such as tanks and armoured personnel carriers. Called MIPS (Modular Integration Protection System), the new approach brings together layers of electronic and physical protection technologies to equip vehicle …

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LEONARDO DRS ACQUIRES SMALL-FORM GIMBAL COMPANY

Company Will Combine Advanced Technologies to Address Range of U.S. Government Needs.  Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it has acquired Ascendant Engineering Solutions (AES), one of the world’s most advanced gimbal producers.  AES is a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of high-performance, stabilized, multi-sensor gimbal systems for the …

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