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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.

commercialFounded 1948
History · 1 eventJan 1, 2017 · Finmeccanica renamed Leonardo
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Leonardo will supply the star sensors for SICRAL 3 to enable satellite orientation and attitude maintenance in orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Jun 20, 2022Thales Alenia Space + Telespazio sign follow-on contract with Italian Ministry of Defense to develop the SICRAL 3 SATCOM system

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 23, 2022Key Milestone Reached By Thales Alenia Space In The Ongoing Development of Prime OBH’s Copernicus CO2M Mission For The ESA

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.2Mar 28, 2022SES Enlists Satellite From Thales Alenia Space To Extend Services Across Europe, Africa And Asia

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.2Mar 28, 2022SES adds third satellite from Thales Alenia Space to extend services across Europe, Africa and Asia

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH signed the contract on behalf of Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U in Spain, Dassault Aviation in France, and Leonardo S.p.A. in Italy.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 25, 2022Airbus and OCCAR sign Eurodrone contract

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 22, 2022The 2Gen PRISMA EO System + HydRON Builds Now Underway By Thales Alenia Space + Teams

ESA selected Thales Alenia Space in 2020 to design and build the two CHIME environmental monitoring satellites with Leonardo contributing to the payload.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Feb 22, 2022The 2Gen PRISMA EO System + HydRON Builds Now Underway By Thales Alenia Space + Teams

e-GEOS, a company jointly owned by Telespazio (80%) and ASI (20%), will conduct market analysis and assist Leonardo in defining user requirements for PRISMA SG.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 22, 2022The 2Gen PRISMA EO System + HydRON Builds Now Underway By Thales Alenia Space + Teams

Leonardo provided the PRISMA hyperspectral instrument currently in orbit and will build a higher-performance hyperspectral payload for PRISMA SG.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 22, 2022The 2Gen PRISMA EO System + HydRON Builds Now Underway By Thales Alenia Space + Teams

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.

RelationshipsValue 3.8Jan 31, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s COSMO-SkyMed CSG Gains Orbit

Telespazio is a joint venture owned 67% by Leonardo and 33% by Thales.

RelationshipsValue 3.6Jan 31, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s COSMO-SkyMed CSG Gains Orbit

The MQ-8C Fire Scout is equipped with a Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 (Osprey) radar that enables detection and automatic tracking of contacts at extremely long ranges, at night, and in stormy weather conditions.

CapabilityValue 4.3Jan 25, 2022Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout Makes Operational Deployment With The U.S. Navy

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 14, 2022Intelsat announces its contract with Thales Alenia Space to build two software-defined satellites

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 12, 2022Intelsat To Acquire Two Software-Defined Satellites From Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 10, 2022Arianespace To Launch PLATiNO 1 + 2 Smallsats For Italian Space Agency

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.

RelationshipsValue 3.6Nov 28, 2021Advanced Tech Invested In By Thales Alenia For Human Space Flight

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 18, 2021SES Orders Two ASTRA Satellites From Thales Alenia Space

Leonardo DRS is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and was acquired by Italy-based Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) in 2008.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 2, 2021Forrester’s Digest: Project Kuiper Test Satellites / BT + OneWeb / Leonardo DRS + OneWeb / SES + Isotropic Systems

Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), is in charge of orbital positioning and station keeping for the Syracuse IV satellites and will support their exploitation for 15 years.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 24, 2021UPDATE 1: Thales Alenia Space Built SES-17 + SYRACUSE 4A Satellites Successfully Launched By Arianespace

HeloSat will enable through-the-rotor connectivity on helicopters such as the Leonardo SW-4 Solo optionally piloted rotorcraft using Athena-Fidus Ka-band satellite capacity via the Telespazio ground station in Fucino, Italy.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.4Sep 20, 2021Telespazio Selects Hughes HeloSat for Airborne Satellite Communications
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