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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Leonardo's Space Division managing director Massimo Claudio Comparini emphasized the potential of combining Unibap's technology with Leonardo's expertise to deliver autonomous, real-time intelligence solutions from space.
Unibap's CEO Johan Åman stated that Leonardo is the ideal partner for Unibap's mission to become a defense solution provider.
Leonardo is supported by its subsidiaries, including Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space, e-GEOS, and Altec.
Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales are partnering to form a new company aimed at strengthening Europe's strategic autonomy in space.
The new company will enhance capabilities by combining the satellite and space systems manufacturing and space services of Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales.
Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo announced their initial agreement to merge their space businesses into one new venture.
Leonardo's plans for the Earth Observation constellation include utilizing edge computing and inter-satellite communication links.
It is expected that Airbus-Thales-Leonardo and OHB will likely win at least a portion of future ERS contracts.
Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo have contributed to major European constellations including Galileo, Copernicus, and Italy’s iRIDE.
Leonardo plays a key role in the national ecosystem, aligning its vision with national objectives to promote a model where industry, research, startups, and institutions work with a shared strategy.
A recent alliance among Leonardo, Airbus, and Thales strengthens European industrial competitiveness against American and new Asian players.
Unibap Space Solutions has announced a collaboration deal with Leonardo to work on space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems.
An agreement between Leonardo, Thales, and Airbus marks the emergence of a European champion in the space industry.
Leonardo supplied attitude sensors (Autonomous Star Tracker) and radar power units for Sentinel-1C and -1D.
Leonardo is establishing a new Earth observation satellite constellation to deliver high-resolution radar and optical data from low-Earth orbit.
Leonardo is investing in systems and collaborations aimed at reducing weight, increasing performance, and raising quality standards in aerospace.
The agreed participation structure for the merger is 35% for Airbus, 32.5% for Leonardo, and 32.5% for Thales.
Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo plan to merge their respective space assets in 2027 through Project Bromo.
Leonardo, Thales, and Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate their space activities, creating an industrial entity with a projected revenue of 6.5 billion euros starting in 2027.
The merger will combine Airbus Space Systems and Space Digital businesses with Leonardo’s Space Division and shares in Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space.