Leonardo S.p.A. is an Italian multinational company specializing in aerospace, defense, and security, playing a prominent role in major international strategic programs. The company operates across the entire value chain of the space industry, from manufacturing satellites and infrastructure to producing high-tech equipment and sensors. Leonardo's activities include design and development of space systems, management of launch services, satellite control, earth observation services, and integrated communications, with key partnerships through the Space Alliance with Thales. They are a trusted technological partner of governments, defense agencies, and institutions, with products used on missions like Rosetta, Exomars, Galileo, and Copernicus, serving customers like NASA and ESA.
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The collaboration will support advanced Leonardo helicopter models including the AW169M and the AW109 TrekkerM through progressive localization.
Telespazio is a company within the Leonardo group.
The German initiative involves major European aerospace primes including Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo to support a resilient satellite communications alternative to commercial systems like Starlink.
Airbus made the case for a potential space merger involving Thales and Leonardo and also made the case against that merger.
Thales, Airbus, and Leonardo are merging their space activities into a joint venture projected to have a workforce of 25,000 people and annual revenues of 6,500 million.
SES Chief Executive raised concerns about the Airbus-Thales-Leonardo space merger.
Leonardo is contributing micro propulsion assemblies to the LISA mission, which are precise thruster systems used to control satellite attitude.
Massimo Claudio Comparini is Managing Director of the Space Division at Leonardo.
The COSMO-SkyMed program involved Italian industry participants Leonardo, Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, and e-GEOS.
Massimo Comparini is the Managing Director of the Space Division at Leonardo.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between the French company Thales (67%) and the Italian company Leonardo (33%).
Leonardo will contribute micro propulsion assemblies to LISA, which are high-precision thruster systems used to control satellite attitude with extreme accuracy.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.
Telespazio Ibérica, a company of the Leonardo group, is designing a strategy to provide quality satellite connectivity to the small-vessel segment of the Spanish fishing fleet.
Under Project Bromo ownership plans, Leonardo and Thales would each hold a 32.5% stake and Airbus would hold a 35% majority stake.
Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2025 to combine their space activities into a single company under Project Bromo.
Leonardo signed a definitive agreement on January 16 to acquire Enterprise Electronics Corporation through its subsidiary Leonardo US Corporation.
Leonardo’s broader meteorological business is currently managed by Leonardo Germany GmbH.
Leonardo expects the acquisition to accelerate growth particularly in the US market by combining Leonardo’s radar, lidar, and integrated software portfolio with EEC’s products.
Leonardo Germany GmbH and Enterprise Electronics Corporation have highly complementary portfolios that support meteorological services and severe weather warning capabilities.