The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Leonardo: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Leonardo S.p.A. (BIT: LDO) is an Italian aerospace and defense company developing autonomous systems, drones, and defense electronics. Products include AW helicopters, Falco reconnaissance UAVs, and cyber security systems. Invests in autonomous defense technology through Leonardo Labs.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Products
Stage
Autonomous defense
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Leonardo has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1EDGE Group1× joint2 total
- 2FlyingBasket1× joint2 total
- 3Rheinmetall1× joint3 total
Most recent
- Leonardo x FlyingBasket2023-05-31with FlyingBasketoperating
Leonardo on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Lorenzo Mariani Chief Executive Officersecondary-verified
- Francesco Macrì ChairmanIR-verified
- Gian Piero Cutillo Co-General ManagerIR-verified
- Giuseppe Aurilio Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Roberto Cingolani Chief Executive Officersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Leonardo.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Leonardo in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 2 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Leonardo has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Leonardo x FlyingBasket2023-05-31with FlyingBasketoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1EDGE Group1× joint2 total
- 2FlyingBasket1× joint2 total
- 3Rheinmetall1× joint3 total
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- joint venture—operating
- investment2023-05-31operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Leonardo’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipLeonardo x FlyingBasket
2023-05-31Leonardo S.p.A. took ~10% equity stake and board seat in FlyingBasket, exercising an option from 2021. Leonardo provides infrastructure, technological assets, and industrial backing; FlyingBasket serves as a specialized aerial cargo services provider and preferred supplier for Leonardo's national logistics network ambitions.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Leonardo.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Leonardo from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Leonardo DRS to power South Korea’s newest destroyer
Leonardo DRS will build the electric propulsion system for South Korea’s next-generation KDDX destroyer, the company announced, supplying technology for what will be the Republic…
New 120mm turret passes tests on Turkish medium tank
Turkish manufacturer Otokar and Italy’s Leonardo have completed integration and live-fire testing of a 120mm turret mounted on Otokar’s Tulpar medium tank platform, a combination…
IDV brings latest generation VIKING UGV to DVD 2026
Millbrook, Bedfordshire, 17 September 2026 – IDV, a Leonardo company, will bring the latest generation of its VIKING Uncrewed Ground … mehr... The post IDV brings latest…
3 European Defense Stocks Raising Guidance While the Sector Lags
Rheinmetall's Q1 miss and F126 order cancellation rattled European defense stocks, but Leonardo, Thales, and Saab show stronger order growth and cash conversion, drawing analyst…
Thales Alenia Space Secures €500 Million Initial Tranche to Manufacture Digital Payloads for 330 IRIS² LEO Satellites
On Thursday, September 10, 2026, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space—a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)—announced the signing of a Letter of Agreement…
Dentons HPRP Adds Akbar Bayu, Leonardo Richo Sidabutar And Rita Mansjur As Partners
Dentons HPRP has expanded its partnership with Akbar Bayu and Leonardo Richo Sidabutar becoming partners and Rita Mansjur joining the firm as a Tax partner, strengthening its…
Leonardo secures first Brazilian serial order for Centauro II as 98-vehicle armored program moves into production
Leonardo, through the CIO consortium formed by IDV and OTO Melara, has signed the first serial production contract for Centauro II 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles for the Brazilian…
Leonardo set to deliver seven Centauro II vehicles to Brazil
Leonardo signed a contract to produce the first batch of 8x8 Centauro II wheeled vehicles to the Brazilian Army.
How Drone Detection Is Evolving To Counter Smaller, Faster, And Swarm Threats
Branded Content: Leonardo DRS explains how tactical radars form a central element of a layered counter-UAS threat detection system. The post How Drone Detection Is Evolving To…
US Space Force turns to Leonardo DRS to track hypersonic projectiles from space
The U.S. Space Force has selected Leonardo DRS to advance a new space-based sensing technology...
U.S. Space Force taps Leonardo DRS for sensor technology
Leonardo DRS has won an Other Transaction Agreement contract from the U.S. Space Force to further develop sensor technology intended to support space superiority and space control…
Leonardo DRS adapts counter-drone system for use at sea
Leonardo DRS has adapted its ground-based counter-drone technology for use at sea, packaging it into a system called the Maritime-Mission Equipment Package, or M-MEP, the company…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/leonardo.md
- RSS feed: /companies/leonardo/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/80154f60-be1f-4d14-b434-6304972c8813
- Revision history: /companies/leonardo/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Leonardo draws attention at the 69th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026