Leonardo

Leonardo is a leading global Aerospace, Defence and Security company that develops multidomain technological solutions. Through its Space Division, the company delivers space assets and satellite services that leverage advanced digital technologies, ranging from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to supercomputing and cybersecurity. Leonardo also plays a leading role in the space domain through its joint ventures Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space, as well as its capabilities in payloads, robotics and equipment, offering a globally integrated portfolio of space solutions spanning manufacturing and services. Earth observation and geoinformation, defence and intelligence solutions, space domain awareness, secure satellite communications, low-Earth orbit services and the lunar economy are among the fastest-growing areas on which the company is focusing its capabilities. Building on this expertise, Leonardo has begun developing its first proprietary Earth observation constellation: a next-generation space infrastructure comprising 18 multisensor satellites, unique of its kind also thanks to the convergence of space and digital technologies. Its distinctive features will include inter-satellite links, cloud and edge computing in space, and advanced onboard data-processing capabilities.