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Leonardo: Change of The Financial Calendar

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:49:46 EDT

Leonardo announces, as an amendment to the 2026 financial calendar released on 18 December 2025, that due to organizational reasons, the Board of Directors meeting to approve the Results for the Nine Months 2026, originally scheduled for Thursday, 5 November 2026, will be held on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. - - The updated financial calendar is available on the Group website: - https://www.leonardo.com/en/investors/financial-calendar...

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Bombardier to Highlight Its Industry-Leading Aircraft, Top-Ranked Customer Services and Immersive Experience at NBAA-BACE 2026

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:42:07 EDT

- - • Bombardier Global 8000, Global 6500 and Challenger 3500 aircraft will be showcased on static display - • Bombardier will spotlight its industry-leading customer support, recognized with the No. 1 ranking in AIN's Product Support Survey for the third consecutive year and in Professional Pilot's Corporate Aircraft Product Support Survey for the second consecutive year - • Bombardier will host an exclusive Pilot Talk with John Travolta at its static display on October 20, offering i...

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Northrop Grumman Selected to Build New Variant for US Army's Integrated Battle Command System

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:30:40 EDT

The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to further expand the capabilities of the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) with a new variant designed to increase the system's survivability and mobility. Northrop Grumman is under contract to provide two manufacturing prototypes to the Army by June 2027. - - Under this $21 million effort, Northrop Grumman will deliver prototypes for a modified IBCS Integrated Collaborative Environment providing an enlarged, configurable work...

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GE Aerospace Foundation's Lifting Futures Invests $1M in Dallas-Fort Worth Workforce Training

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:27:58 EDT

The GE Aerospace Foundation announced plans to invest $1 million to support industry workforce training efforts across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex through Lifting Futures, its flagship workforce program, during an event with regional aerospace leaders. - - The initial investment will support four local partners during 2027 to expand hands-on learning opportunities, grow the talent pipeline, and improve coordination between education and industry. The investment is in support of the...

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GMV field tests a new ESA software in Fuerteventura: a giant leap for rover speed

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:26:16 EDT

The technology multinational GMV completed a test campaign in Lajares, a village in the municipality of La Oliva, Fuerteventura, for an on-board autonomy framework comprising a matured Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) system, FASTNAV, and a new, AI-enabled perception subsystem, called HAWKEYE, which uses on-board inference to detect hazardous obstacles and terrains. - - Over eleven days, the company deployed and validated the GNC system as part of NOMAD, a modular autonomous navig...

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Lockheed Martin to Deliver S-70™ BLACK HAWK® Helicopter Training Devices and Services to the Philippine Air Force

Fri, 9 Oct 2026 09:13:17 EDT

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has signed a Direct Commercial Sale contract with the Philippine Department of National Defense to deliver an S-70i Black Hawk Full Flight Simulator, Virtual Maintenance Trainer, and associated courseware to the Philippine Air Force. - - The Philippines operates a fleet of Sikorsky Black Hawks for a range of missions, including search and rescue, humanitarian aid, firefighting, and troop transport across the archipelago. The contract strengthens the Philippine Ai...

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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:00:10 EDT

Margaret Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT's Instrumentation Lab during NASA's Apollo program, died on Sep. 30. She was 90. - - A computing pioneer who authored over 130 publications, Hamilton helped to establish software engineering as a dedicated discipline. She worked at MIT from 1959 until the mid-1970s, after which she became a successful computing entrepreneur and CEO. - - Her life's work was recognized wit...

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Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs Partner to Launch the First Made-in-USA Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid  

Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:00:00 EDT

Today, Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs are launching the Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid, the first integrated solution that combines Sesame Solar's self-generating mobile power, Target Arm's robotic arm and drone magazines for autonomous drone launch and recovery, and AG3 Labs' attritable, unmanned aircraft into a single system for training and forward expeditionary use. This solution will enable continuous drone operations with no fuel resupply. Operators can remotely mon...

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NASA Balloon Campaign Concludes with Final Science Flight

Tue, 6 Oct 2026 11:19:25 EDT

The final mission of NASA's fall balloon campaign successfully concluded, the reflight of the CORSAIR/WASP. The mission launched from the agency's facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, after it aborted on Sept. 19. - -  The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of around 102,000 feet, and flew for a total of 8 hours, 28 minutes. - - CORSAIR is a new science payload to study the Sun's corona using the Wallops Arc Second Pointer (WASP), a specialized platform that can point sci...

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UNOOSA and Nebex explore pathways to widen access to the space economy for emerging space nations

Tue, 6 Oct 2026 10:00:00 EDT

[New York, 6 October 2026] — The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Nebex have exchanged Letters of Intent to explore cooperation aimed at expanding opportunities for developing nations to participate in the space economy through UNOOSA's Access to Space for All programme. - - The Letters set out a shared commitment to explore how standardized commercial infrastructure can help emerging space nations reach suppliers, financing, and technical capacity. The cooperat...

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Lockheed Martin Announces First Flight of Morocco's First F 16 Block 72

Tue, 6 Oct 2026 09:45:54 EDT

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced the successful first flight of the Royal Moroccan Air Force's (RMAF) first F-16 Block 72 aircraft, marking a key milestone as the aircraft progresses through flight testing toward first delivery. - - The F-16 Block 72 is the newest and most advanced variant of the Fighting Falcon, equipped with modernized avionics, advanced sensors, improved mission systems, and enhanced safety and reliability features. - - “This first flight reflects meaning...

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The European Space Agency and Vast Build on Existing Mission Collaborations and Strengthen Cooperation on Post-ISS

Tue, 6 Oct 2026 03:04:30 EDT

Signed during the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026), the MoU reflects the shared interest between ESA and Vast to collaborate in future commercial opportunities in Low Earth Orbit and builds on a previous and successfully implemented one signed in 2024. - - “The International Space Station has been one of the greatest examples of international cooperation in space,” said ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. “As Europe prepares its future space exploration strategy, we a...

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Nebex and Thrusters Unlimited Partner to Structure and Execute Sovereign Space Programs, Beginning in Latin America

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 09:31:58 EDT

[New York and Mexico City, 5 October 2026] — Nebex, the commercial exchange infrastructure for the global space economy, and Thrusters Unlimited today announced a partnership to structure and execute sovereign space programs, beginning in Latin America. - - Under a signed Framework Agreement, the two companies will orchestrate complex sovereign space transactions end to end. Thrusters Unlimited brings local industrial and stakeholder capability. Nebex provides the transaction structuring,...

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Bombardier Proudly Shares the 30th Anniversary of Safety Standdown with an Industry-Wide Gathering in Wichita, Kansas

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:45:19 EDT

- - • This year's theme, “Evolution Fueled by Legacy,” reminds aviation professionals that sharing the wisdom gained from past experiences can help lead to a safer, more resilient future for generations to follow - • Free-to-attend safety seminars provide lifelong learning opportunities for a wide cross-section of industry professionals - • Jam-packed lineup includes must-attend educational seminar sessions focusing on building a safety culture, reimagining team dynamics and more - - - ...

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Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Signs €3.7 Billion Contract for Two “DDX” Destroyers for The Italian Navy

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:42:44 EDT

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture between Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coop�ration en mati�re d'Armement) with a total value of approximately €3.7 billion, of which approximately €1.3 billion is in options, for the development, production, logistic studies and Initial In Service Support (ISS) of two new-generation DDX destroyers for the Italian Navy. - - As part of the programme, in the coming weeks OSN will...

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Thales officially inaugurates new Connectivity Lab in Denmark to strengthen critical communication technology and address operational needs of the Danish Armed Forces

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:02:44 EDT

- - • Thales officially inaugurated its new Connectivity Lab in Ballerup, Denmark, developed in close collaboration with the Danish Armed Forces to advance critical communication technology. - - • The Lab will design and deliver products and services for the Danish Army and partner nations. - - • The inauguration underlines Thales' long-standing commitment to Denmark and supports the wider ambition of strengthening the Danish defence industrial base. - - - - The inauguration of the new T...

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ESA and The Pok�mon Company International reveal Europe-wide exhibition and astronaut Pikachu experience

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:49:27 EDT

As a special element of the collaboration, a Pikachu plush travelled to the International Space Station during ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's mission. It spent 67 days in orbit, from 11 April to 17 June 2026, completing approximately 1040 orbits. - The much-anticipated collaboration will also bring a temporary exhibition centred on Space and Pok�mon to ESA sites and major museums across Europe, alongside exclusive merchandise and a special Pok�mon GO event. The programme is designed to insp...

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Bombardier Announces 2025 Winners of its Supplier Recognition Program

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:05:44 EDT

- - • Awards are granted to suppliers who have demonstrated outstanding performance in 2025 - • With the renewal of this program, Bombardier is proud to continue its longstanding tradition of recognizing suppliers for their commitment to excellence - • Bombardier presented the awards to suppliers during a ceremony held in Montreal on September 21, 2026 - - - Bombardier is proud to announce the recipients of its Supplier Recognition Program Awards for 2025, which now recognizes the contri...

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SoftBank Corp., Hitotsubashi University and NIPR Achieve World's First Demonstration of Laser Ranging by Tracking a HAPS from the Ground

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:36:16 EDT

Team successfully tracked a HAPS operating in stratosphere in real time while continuously receiving reflected laser signals - - - • Utilized a corner cube reflector designed for HAPS and compact, portable laser ranging system - • Demonstration marks step forward toward future optical wireless communications between satellites, HAPS and the ground - - - SoftBank Corp. (President & CEO: Junichi Miyakawa, “SoftBank”), Hitotsubashi University (President: Toshihiko Kato) and the National Inst...

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GMV leads ARGUS to enhance Europe's spectrum and space domain awareness capabilities

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:10:29 EDT

The European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), located in Villanueva de la Ca�ada, Madrid, hosted official launch event and contract-signing ceremony for the consolidation phase of the IRIS� Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity. In this context, Enrique Fraga, GMV's General Manager of Space Systems, signed the agreement, reaffirming GMV's leadership in the ARGUS project. - - Europe's growing reliance...

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