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The Mission of Protecting Life: A Proud Engineering Legacy

Thanks to the vast array of knowledge and experience built up at its site in Edinburgh over nearly 80 years, Leonardo’s Centre of Excellence in Scotland is today the fulcrum for development of the world’s most advanced Directed Infrared Countermeasure systems.

18 May 2021

“We want to really own the threat and try our best to mitigate it by using technology such as our Miysis system.” This is what drives Leonardo Capability Manager, Dr John Maclean, and his team of engineers to design protective solutions for aircrews and platforms around the world.

Based on a defence engineering heritage dating back to the 1940s, Leonardo’s Edinburgh site is today at the forefront of developing and manufacturing Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems for customers around the world.

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