LEONARDO
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Leonardo is an international industrial group that develops multi-domain technological capabilities for global security. A key player in the major strategic programmes in Aerospace, Defence and Security, it employs over 62,000 people worldwide and operates in the Electronics, Helicopters, Aircraft, Cyber & Security and Space sectors. The company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and the United States, and is active in 150 countries also through subsidiaries, joint ventures and investees. Leonardo is a technological and industrial partner to Governments, Defence Administrations, Institutions and businesses. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (LDO), in 2025 Leonardo recorded new orders of €23.8 billion, an order backlog of €46.6 billion and consolidated revenues of €19.5 billion. Included in the MIB ESG Index, the company has also been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) since 2010.
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Leonardo is drawing on nature-inspired materials, quantum technologies and advanced composites to develop next-generation capabilities for defence applications, according to Evanthia Pappa, senior researcher at the Leonardo Innovation Hub. Pappa is a specialist in materials science and chemical engineering, with a particular focus on the manufacture, characterisation and optimisation of composite materials for aerospace and energy applications, and her research expertise spans biomimetics, nanomaterials and the mechanical behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) structures. Pappa will present an overview of the hub’s R&D achievements in defence applications at the Aerospace Test & Development Show 2026. Her session, ‘Leonardo Innovation Hub: Driving Next-Generation Capabilities for Defence Applications,’ takes place on 30 September 2026 in the Defence Testing Forum. Here, Pappa talks about the hub’s role within the wider Leonardo group, the latest advances in composite mater ...