Leonardo has acquired a second aircraft (tail number G-POWH 3) for conversion into the Excalibur FTA (new tail number is G-FTAI). (Leonardo) Leonardo has acquired a second 757 airframe for its ...
After recent flights showing off new fuselage-mounted sensor housings, Leonardo has announced that the first modification and flight testing phase for the GCAP testbed aircraft, named Excalibur, is ...
The Boeing 757, dubbed Excalibur, was equipped with new side and belly pods and assessed for stability during flight. The aircraft will now undergo further engineering work at QinetiQ’s Boscombe Down ...
A second phase of modification work to prepare an ex-airline Boeing 757 for use as a flying testbed to support the development and trial of UK combat air technologies is due for completion before year ...
The Excalibur 757 Flight-Test Aircraft could be flying with technology destined for GCAP at the next Farnborough Airshow in 2026. Credit: Leonardo UK In addition to work on the Global Combat Air ...
The Rockwell Collins Athena 511 flight control and navigation system recently played a key role in the successful first hover flight of Aurora Flight Sciences' Excalibur Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) ...
A £115m contract – awarded to Leonardo and which will be brought forward in partnership with 2Excel – will create a 'flying electronics laboratory' to develop future combat air technology, it has been ...