Leonardo leads the consortium responsible for the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS) currently installed on the Eurofighter Typhoon and the company's BriteCloud expendable active decoy launched in 2013, represents the most significant advance in radar-guided missile countermeasures since the advent of chaff.
As part of Team Tempest, which is developing a Next Generation Combat Air System capable of operating in the 2040+ environment, Leonardo will be responsible for all-aspect broadband Electronic Warfare capabilities on the new platform.