Baykar and Leonardo shared details of autonomous joint flight tests between KIZILELMA and M-346 under the K-SWARM program.

Baykar and Leonardo's joint venture LBA Systems unveiled the Astore Levante system at Farnborough International Airshow, combining Bayraktar TB3 capabilities with Leonardo's Astore system expertise for multi-platform operations.

In a joint flight campaign at Baykar's test facility in Çorlu, the Kızılelma unmanned aircraft successfully flew in formation with Leonardo's M-346 and T-346A trainer jets. Advanced algorithms and procedures for manned-unmanned platform cooperation were tested under the K-SWARM program.

The Italian government has granted approval to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production partnership between Turkish defense leader Baykar and state-controlled Leonardo. Structured as a 50-50 equal partnership, the agreement aims to address Europe's strategic gap in unmanned systems technology.

International Test Pilots School Canada will acquire six M-346T Block 20 advanced jet trainers from Leonardo to expand tactical training capacity. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2029.

Leonardo introduced Guardian Vantage at AOC Europe 2026, highlighting passive SIGINT capability for detecting battlefield signals without emitting.

The Italian Navy is preparing to integrate the Bayraktar TB3 onto the aircraft carrier Cavour, marking a major step in its carrier-based unmanned aviation capability.

British defense media claims that the first Eurofighter Typhoon jets to be delivered to Türkiye may be equipped with Leonardo’s ECRS Mk0 AESA radar.