Leonardo is a global industrial group that creates multi-domain technological capabilities in the Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. With over 53,000 employees worldwide, the company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. It also operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and investments. A key player in major international strategic programmes, it is a technological and industrial partner of governments, defence administrations, institutions and companies.

The group can leverage an innovation ecosystem capable of capturing new technological solutions and orientated towards continuous synergy between the various business sectors.

Leonardo leads and participates several regional, national and international research and innovation projects such as Clean Sky 2 and Clean Aviation. Leonardo Aircraft Division leads whole regional thrust activities, by studying and developing disruptive technologies to be implemented on the future Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft delivering net greenhouse gases reductions of no less than 30% compared to 2020 state of the art up to climate neutrality by 2050.