Leonardo

Leonardo has successfully completed the first flight of its Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor - Technology Demonstrator (NGCTR-TD), a project conducted in collaboration with the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking program of the European Union. The technology demonstrator took place on December 19, 2025, at Leonardo's facility near Milan Malpensa International Airport.

Leonardo, Italy's state-controlled aerospace and defense group, has been awarded a contract to develop and deliver the first four next-generation radars for Italy's long-range ballistic missile defense. The contract was announced on December 18, 2025, by TELEDIFE, the Directorate of Telecommunications, IT and Advanced Technologies of the Italian Ministry of Defence.