Eurofighter Typhoon
Kuwait City 17/01/2018 17:00
Kuwait is a strategic market for Leonardo, which will
supply 28 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets to the Country
At the exhibition Leonardo will be promoting its ‘EW
Mobile Range’ capability. Kuwait is already a major partner of Leonardo in the
electronic warfare domain
Leonardo is also highlighting its M-346 trainer aircraft,
which was recently employed by Kuwaiti pilots who earned their wings at the
Italian Air Force’s Training Academy
Leonardo is attending the Kuwait Aviation Show (Jan
17-20) to highlight the company’s commitment to the State of Kuwait and
demonstrate some of its most relevant capabilities to customers in-country and
in the wider Arabian Gulf region.
Kuwait is a strategic market for Leonardo. The Country
recently strengthened ties with the company by ordering 28 Eurofighter Typhoon
multi-role combat aircraft, production of which is already underway. The models
delivered will be the most advanced produced to date, incorporating the Leonardo-led
Captor-E AESA radar and weapon systems including Storm Shadow, Brimstone,
Meteor and Marte ER. Visitors to Leonardo at the Kuwait Air Show will be able
to learn more about the Typhoon as well as about Leonardo’s M-346 trainer
aircraft. A number of Kuwait Air Force pilots have earned their wings at the
Italian Air Force M-346 Training Academy, using a Leonardo’s latest-generation
training system.
One of the highlights of the show will be Leonardo’s
mobile Electronic Warfare (EW) range capability service, which the company is
offering to the Kuwaiti Air Force through its local in-country subsidiary. The
‘EW Mobile Range’ will allow Kuwaiti pilots to test their aircraft against
realistic representative threats in live exercises, using emitter equipment to
simulate radio frequency (RF), InfraRed (IR) and laser threats. The service is
appropriate for a number of aircraft types including Kuwait’s Apache
helicopters, which are themselves equipped with Leonardo’s ‘HIDAS’ electronic
warfare defensive suite.
As well as providing EW systems themselves, Leonardo
provides ongoing training and operational support to Kuwait. Members of the
Kuwait Air Force have completed a six month training course at Leonardo’s
UK-based Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) facility, transferring
the essential knowledge and skills that will allow the Kuwait Air Force to get
the most out of the HIDAS system.
Outside of Defence, Leonardo is also demonstrating its
commitment to Kuwait by contributing the very latest civil technology. The
company has delivered data management systems for Kuwait City airport, has
provided air traffic control radars and recently announced the signing of a
contract to supply an advanced baggage handling system for Kuwait International
Airport's new Terminal 4.
Original post: leonardocompany.com
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