Leonardo

• Falco EVO
• Falco Xplorer

• HITROLE Light remote weapon station with THeMIS

  2024-06-17 - Physical Demo - Mounted - A Leonardo HITROLE Light remote weapon station was mounted on a THeMIS configuration displayed at Eurosatory 2024.

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• Selex ES SAGE with CAMCOPTER S-100

  2013-12-12 - Research Experiment - Mounted - Leonardo/Selex ES SAGE flew on CAMCOPTER S-100 in two flight trials on 12 December 2013.

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Supply chain relationships

• Moog

  Inbound - Avionics - Moog supplies the Genesys NanoADC air-data computer for Leonardo's 200 kg-class rotary unmanned aerial system

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• Schiebel

  Outbound - robotics sensors - Leonardo contracted to supply PicoSAR radar for Schiebel S-100 aircraft for a North African customer in 2017

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• Vertical Aerospace

  Outbound - Airframe - Leonardo manufactured composite fuselages and pylons for Vertical VX4 prototypes

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• Roberto Cingolani - Chief Executive Officer and General Manager - He has led Leonardo since May 2023.

Events

• 2026-06-22 - Demonstration - Leonardo and Baykar complete K-SWARM crewed-uncrewed flight tests

  The tests included autonomous taxi, takeoff, rejoin and formation command from M-346 pilots. The trial used RF data exchange, C2 and protected autonomy layers between crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The activity advances crewed-uncrewed teaming for collaborative combat air operations.

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• 2026-06-16 - Regulatory - Italy conditionally approves Leonardo and Baykar drone joint venture

  The approval concerns the 50/50 Leonardo-Baykar UAV joint venture now branded LBA Systems. Reported conditions limit sales and further development to Europe, NATO and strategically aligned markets. The event reinforces a Europe-Turkey industrial bridge for tactical UAV manufacturing and support.

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• 2025-10-09 - Partnership - Fluid Wire Robotics starts space-arm development with Leonardo

  The design separates motors and sensors from the arm to protect sensitive hardware in hostile environments. Initial work covered development and simulations, following project kick-off meetings held in September. Leonardo’s Open Innovation, Space Division and Robotics teams participated alongside technical management and project coordinators.

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• 2025-07-29 - Partnership - LBA Systems proposes Leonardo payloads for Baykar UAS at IDEF 2025

  Leonardo proposed payload integrations for Baykar unmanned aircraft through the LBA Systems joint venture at IDEF 2025. The showcased direction included equipping Baykar UAS with Leonardo mission systems and payloads.

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• 2025-06-17 - Demonstration - Near Earth completes autonomous AW139 flight for USMC ALC

  The AW139 flew without an onboard pilot or remote-operator input during the test. The flight advanced Near Earth's autonomous-helicopter programme toward operational deployment.

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• 2025-06-16 - Company Formation - Leonardo and Baykar establish LBA Systems unmanned technologies joint venture

  Leonardo and Baykar established LBA Systems as a 50:50 joint venture dedicated to unmanned technologies. The company is legally and operationally headquartered in Italy. LBA Systems is intended to design, develop, manufacture and support unmanned aircraft systems.

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• 2025-03-06 - Partnership - Leonardo and Baykar sign MoU for unmanned technologies joint venture

  Leonardo and Baykar signed an MoU for development of unmanned technologies. The planned joint venture combines Leonardo payload, certification and systems-integration capabilities with Baykar unmanned aircraft platforms. The agreement set up the later LBA Systems joint venture around unmanned aircraft technologies.

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• 2024-07-18 - Product Launch - Vertical unveils advanced VX4 prototype with strategic supplier systems

  Vertical said 60% of the prototype's technology came from strategic partners including GKN Aerospace, Hanwha, Honeywell, Leonardo, Molicel and Syensqo. The prototype introduced Vertical's proprietary battery technology and a 20% higher power-to-weight ratio, with a target cruise speed of up to 150 mph. Vertical planned to begin the flight-test programme after receiving a UK Civil Aviation Authority Permit to Fly.

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• 2023-06-06 - Acquisition - FlyingBasket adds Leonardo as a minority shareholder

  The option was agreed in 2021; Cysero separately invested in March 2022 and held approximately 25 percent. Leonardo gained a seat on FlyingBasket’s board, with the founders and managers retaining approximately 65 percent of the company. The partnership was intended to support cargo-drone logistics using Leonardo’s infrastructure and technological assets.

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• 2021-12-13 - Demonstration - FlyingBasket completes urban FB3 logistics flight in Torino

  FB3 cargo drones carried packages over the Stura di Lanzo river in Torino. Each aircraft carried a 26 kg payload over a 3.9 km route. Leonardo and Poste Italiane participated in the logistics demonstration.

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Relationships

• LBA Systems

  Joint Venture Founder - Leonardo and Baykar established LBA Systems as an equal joint venture for unmanned-aircraft systems.

• Near Earth Autonomy

  Aw139 Autonomy Platform - Near Earth Autonomy completed an autonomous test flight using a Leonardo AW139 helicopter for the USMC Aerial Logistics Connector program.

• Leonardo DRS

  Indirect Majority Parent; Direct Majority Shareholder Is Leonardo Us Holding, Llc - Leonardo DRS is a separately Nasdaq-listed subsidiary controlled by Leonardo S.p.A. through Leonardo US Holding, LLC.

• Baykar

  Lba Systems Joint Venture Partner - Leonardo and Baykar formed the 50/50 LBA Systems joint venture for unmanned aerial systems.

• FlyingBasket

  Urban Logistics Demonstration Partner - FlyingBasket and Leonardo participated in the Torino FB3 urban logistics demonstration.

• Fluid Wire Robotics

  Space Robotics Development Partner - Fluid Wire Robotics and Leonardo are developing a lightweight robotic arm for space inspection and maintenance through Solvers Wanted.

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Context tags

• Defence prime layer - Stack Layer
• Defence aerospace prime - Peer Group
• Defence aerospace systems integration - Workflow