Damen chooses Leonardo to equip German Navy’s new frigates
29 March 2022 – Leonardo’s OTO 127/64 LightWeight (LW) Vulcano naval defence systems have been selected by Damen to equip
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Future Artillery Conference: Germany details future acquisitions
By Paolo Valpolini While last October the German contribution to the Future Artillery Conference, organised by Defence IQ, came from
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Leonardo to supply systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Canadian Surface Combatants
Rome, 22 April 2021 – Leonardo will supply to Lockheed Martin Canada four OTO 127/64 LightWeight (LW) Vulcano naval guns,
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Breaking News: First images of ITS Montecuccoli PPA weapon fit
By Luca Peruzzi EDR On-Line took the first images of ITS Montecuccoli (P 432) Thaon di Revel-class PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente
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Fincantieri delivers LSS “Vulcano” in Muggiano
Trieste, March 12, 2021 – Today, the logistic support ship LSS “Vulcano”, ordered to Fincantieri within the renewal plan of
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Thales provides the combat system for the Germany’s MKS 180 frigate programme
By Luca Peruzzi The Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, as prime contractor for the German MoD’s Mehrzweckkampfschiff 180 (MKS 180) multi-purpose
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Leonardo’s 76/62 mm Super Rapido: the full spectrum medium artillery
By Luca Peruzzi The article was first published on 13 July and has been updated based on information provided by
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The four air defense and command frigates of the Royal Dutch Navy will receive new 127 mm guns
To be updated soon 22 April 2020 – Source Dutch DMO – On 20 April 2020 the [Dutch] Defense Materiel
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Vulcano Precision Guided Munition – Qualified and Ready for Fielding
September 18, 2019 – Under the umbrella of the Italian and German governments, Leonardo and Diehl Defence developed and qualified
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OCCAR: order of a new fleet of logistic support ships for the French Navy
30 January 2019 – On behalf of the French Defence procurement agency “Direction Générale de l’Armement” (DGA), OCCAR placed on
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