Leonardo Training Academy at Yeovil, 22-Dec-20 : #Academy Leonardo’s Training Academy in Yeovil, UK specialises in military helicopter training (AW101, AW159, Lynx and Sea King) for pilot and ground aircrew as well as technician and manager training. Cutting ribbon ceremony for upgraded site facilities
Portuguese Pilots in UK for Lynx Mk95A, 23-Nov-20 : #Mk95A Portuguese Navy pilots began qualification on the upgraded Lynx Mk95A helicopter at Leonardo Yeovil in the United Kingdom
SAR Queen Operational in Norway, 16-Nov-20 : #AW101 Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) first 6 of 16 AW101 search and rescue (SAR) helicopters are operational at Stavanger since September. Known as SAR Queen flight, they logged 80 flight hours in their first month of service. Orland and Banak bases scheduled for 2021
UK Wildcat-Drone Teaming Trials, 20-Oct-20 : #drones Leonardo UK demonstrated integrated capabilities between a British Army AW159 Wildcat helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Callen-Lenz Associates during the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials
Leonardo UK Supporting Armed Forces COVID-19 Response, 19-Aug-20 : #coronavirus Leonardo Helicopters (UK) at Yeovil continuing operations for customer support of the Merlin and Wildcat aircraft of the UK Armed Forces in their Coronavirus (COVID-19) response
Leonardo Osprey AESA Radar, 06-Jul-20 : #Osprey Osprey is an active electronically scanned array (AESA) low size, weight and power (SWaP) radar system with up to 4 antennas and of different sizes depending on the azimuth coverage requirement. It is used by Norwegian RNoAF AW101-612 and in the Canadian RCAF CH-149 Cormorant upgrade
#drones Leonardo UK demonstrated integrated capabilities between a British Army AW159 Wildcat helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Callen-Lenz Associates during the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials
