Leonardo

Leonardo S.p.A. is a global high-tech industrial group operating in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Rome, the company employs over 60,000 people across 180 sites worldwide and reports revenue of €17.8 billion, with an order portfolio of €44.2 billion and annual R&D investment of €2.5 billion. Its name references Leonardo da Vinci, reflecting a founding emphasis on systemic thinking and engineering ingenuity, and the group traces its origins to postwar Italian industrial rebuilding.

The group delivers multi-domain technological capabilities to governments and institutions. Its portfolio spans helicopters, military and government aircraft - including production for the U.S. Coast Guard - aerostructures, defence electronics, and cybersecurity solutions for public-sector clients. Space systems and robotics form a further pillar; Leonardo supplied robotic arms used on NASA's Mars missions. Technical domains covered include aerospace, defence electronics, cybersecurity, space systems, robotics and mechanical engineering.

Leonardo's work is concentrated in heavily regulated industry verticals: aerospace, defence, security, space exploration, and the government and institutional sectors. The company describes a partnership-oriented model, working alongside governments and institutions internationally, and a long-term operational horizon spanning more than 75 years of continuous growth and adaptation. Stated cultural commitments include technological excellence, pioneering innovation, and the safeguarding of nations and communities.