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LEONARDO COMPLETES

40 YEARS IN MALAYSIAN MARKET

European defence conglomerate Leonardo Traffic Management solutions for the last security in the region enabling defence,
is marking 40 years of its presence in the 30 years in Malaysia, to clients including homeland security and environmental pro-
Malaysian market this year. The company national Civil Aviation Authority, Malaysia tection missions. The ATR-based special
is promoting its military fixed and rota- Airports Holdings Berhad and the Royal mission aircraft is ideally suited to meet the
ry-winged platforms in addition to new Malaysian Air Force. growing requirements in the APAC region,
naval capabilities for the Asia-Pacific region benefitting from the extended logistics sup-
at the ongoing LIMA. With Leonardo cele- At LIMA, the company is display an port, already assured to many regional ATR
brating the 40th anniversary of its presence AW189 helicopter from Malaysia Fire operators.
in Malaysia in 2023, the company’s nation- and Rescue Department (Jabatan Bomba Leonardo is the aircraft Original Equipment
wide footprint has grown to 350 people. dan Penyelamat Malaysia), together with Manufacturer, providing the ATR platform
an AW109 providing Helicopter emer- equipped with ATOS (Airborne Tactical
While Leonardo has had its name changed gency medical service (HEMS) services in Observation and Surveillance) mission
many times during these past 40 years of Malaysia.At the ongoing show, Leonardo is system, sensors, communications and
operations, Malaysia is becoming the Asia- showcasing its Vulcano 76 mount gun able ground station. The company is also turn-
Pacific hub for important aviation activities, to shoot DART guided ammunitions. Some key system integrator on this platform.
including the establishment of a helicopters of these technologies are being demon- The ATR 72MP Leonardo’s ATOS mission
regional maintenance, training and logis- strated on the Italian Navy’s Multi-purpose system, the operational heart of the aircraft,
tics facility, serving an international fleet Offshore Patrol Vessel (PPA) Francesco integrates all of the aircraft’s on-board sen-
of more than 200 platforms in service, with Morosini, which is also at LIMA as part sors –, including the Leonardo Seaspray
over 60 helicopters delivered in Malaysia of its tour of the Far East. The Morosini 7300E V2 radar and ULISSES (Ultra-LIght
in the last 10 years. Leonardo Malaysia, vessel, designed for dual-use missions, SonicS Enhanced System) –, acquiring
established in Kuala Lumpur, counts 150 integrates several latest-generation sys- information and delivering it to the crew via
Malaysian colleagues, which increases to tems by Leonardo, including the ATHENA an optimised human-machine interface. By
almost 350, including people employed by MK2, a naval cockpit of new generation managing all the on-board sensors and pro-
its joint ventures companies. Among these, with only two operators needed to conduct viding an optimised situational awareness
are over 100 highly qualified engineers, spe- ship and quick reaction operations, and the picture to the operator, ATOS will reduce
cialised technicians, logistic specialists new electro-optical DSS-IRST (Distributed crew fatigue, particularly in mundane mar-
itime environments.
and training instructors, operating their ser- Static Staring-InfraRed Search and Tracking
vices on Leonardo AW119, AW109, AW139, System), that protects the ship from mul- Both the Royal Malaysian Navy and Air
AW169, AW189, and AW159 helicopters in tiple threats along coastal areas (Littoral) Force have recently selected the AW139
the ASEAN region. Leonardo has also sup- and on the open sea (Blue Water). helicopter, while the civilian AW189 has
plied the Royal Malaysian Navy with naval proven extremely successful in the region
guns such as the OTO 76/62 SR Super Amongst the company’s most recent suc- for a range of roles including public ser-
Rapid, light torpedoes and heavy Black cesses in the Malaysian defence market vices and offshore transport. Leonardo is
Shark torpedoes. The company has pro- was its selection by Royal Malaysian Air also promoting the AW149 in the region.
vided its RAT31DL and RAT31 SL/E radars Force for supply of two new ATR 72MPA/ This multi-role military helicopter, is already
for supporting the monitoring of Malaysia’s ASW aircraft. Leonardo believes that this in-service internationally, including in South
airspace for both civil and defence appli- platform offers the most comprehensive East Asia, and ready to replace ageing bat-
cations. Leonardo has also delivered Air and effective response to enhance maritime tlefield helicopter fleets.

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