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 European Defence Fund’s LEO ISR program includes Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, OHB, and Leonardo among the European industrial participants.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.
Irca-Zoppas Industries is the second Veneto company to sign an agreement with Leonardo under the Crescere Insieme program.
Leonardo and Irca-Zoppas Industries signed a collaboration agreement at Space Meetings Veneto in Venice.
Leonardo is present in northeastern Italy with five facilities and more than 1,960 employees.
OHB is considering a legal challenge to Project Bromo, the planned merger of Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo satellite manufacturing activities.
Leonardo has signed 16 collaboration agreements under the Crescere Insieme program in a little more than two years.
Leonardo’s site in Nerviano, Italy contributes the rover drill for ExoMars 2028.
Leonardo signed an agreement with Isoclima in September 2025 for transparent systems under the Crescere Insieme program.
Leonardo has involved more than 800 companies across 11 regions in the Crescere Insieme program.
The proposed merger of Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and Leonardo is called Project Bromo.
Telespazio's service business helped Leonardo Space's profit picture in the first quarter.
Leonardo Space had increased revenue, profit, and backlog in the first quarter.
Leonardo will contribute micro propulsion assemblies to the LISA mission.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales, which holds 67%, and Leonardo, which holds 33%.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.
The HORUS team was also selected for a pre-incubation path with Leonardo.
Technical Director Dr. Marco Brancati presented Leonardo’s strategy of integrating vertically across the Earth observation value chain at SmallSat Symposium.
The Leonardo constellation will combine SAR and high-resolution optical imaging with dedicated communications satellites connected by optical intersatellite links.
Launches of the Leonardo constellation are projected for 2027 and 2028.