The Leonardo Innovation Hub is at the “heart” of innovation for Leonardo’s group. It is a network of multi-disciplinary research and development experts interconnecting together to ensure a pioneering technological acceleration of Leonardo’s Industrial competitiveness. The technological areas are focusing on Quantum Technologies, Optronics, Advanced Materials, Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Advanced Power & Energy Systems. The focus of Leonardo’s Innovation Hub is to develop next-generation solutions for both civil and defence applications. Evanthia will present an overview on the set of R&D achievements in the field of defence applications.