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The NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum was held in Washington, DC, from 8-10 July at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, bringing together industry representatives with government stakeholders. The event, which saw the participation of #Leonardo's Co-General Manager Lorenzo Mariani, took place in conjunction with the Summit for the 75th anniversary of the Atlantic Alliance. The Forum was composed by a series of panels focusing on current industry issues, followed by a plenary session, which featured NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and U.S. Deputy Secretary for Defense Kathleen Hicks. During the panel on Strengthening Cyber Defense, Lorenzo Mariani explained the importance of a targeted Zero Trust approach - a model for IT systems’ design and implementation, based on “never trust and always verify” – with particular reference to the supply chain. He also pointed out the strong emphasis that must be given to transatlantic collaboration, through an increased sharing of requirements and technologies. This is a framework in which the need for a shared process emerges, fostering the rapid integration of disruptive technologies into deployed systems, also with reference to the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Following the event, Mariani emphasized how the Forum represents “an important opportunity to exchange ideas and proposals for accelerating the operational availability of solutions that enable true cyber resilience of the systems deployed by the Alliance countries, encouraging technological development and industry involvement.” According to Mariani, “Italy has a strong drive for innovation and a recent history of growth in the cyber domain. With its solutions in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Zero Trust Identification, and Multi-Domain Security, Leonardo will play a fundamental role in this market, also through targeted mergers and acquisitions operations and with the full involvement of SMEs in the sector.” https://lnkd.in/djqgCnsR

Great ending to the NATO Summit week in Washington DC. Today it was an honour to attend the NIAF event where General Christopher G. Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, was awarded with the LaGuardia medal. This was a celebration of the Italian-American excellence and cooperation in the Defence sector. We were delighted by the presence of the Hon. Guido Crosetto, Italian Minister of Defence and the Hon. Antonio Tajani, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. I also had the pleasure to see former colleagues and friends.

The NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum was held in Washington, DC, from 8-10 July at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, bringing together industry representatives with government stakeholders. The event, which saw the participation of #Leonardo's Co-General Manager Lorenzo Mariani, took place in conjunction with the Summit for the 75th anniversary of the Atlantic Alliance. The Forum was composed by a series of panels focusing on current industry issues, followed by a plenary session, which featured NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and U.S. Deputy Secretary for Defense Kathleen Hicks. During the panel on Strengthening Cyber Defense, Lorenzo Mariani explained the importance of a targeted Zero Trust approach - a model for IT systems’ design and implementation, based on “never trust and always verify” – with particular reference to the supply chain. He also pointed out the strong emphasis that must be given to transatlantic collaboration, through an increased sharing of requirements and technologies. This is a framework in which the need for a shared process emerges, fostering the rapid integration of disruptive technologies into deployed systems, also with reference to the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Following the event, Mariani emphasized how the Forum represents “an important opportunity to exchange ideas and proposals for accelerating the operational availability of solutions that enable true cyber resilience of the systems deployed by the Alliance countries, encouraging technological development and industry involvement.” According to Mariani, “Italy has a strong drive for innovation and a recent history of growth in the cyber domain. With its solutions in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Zero Trust Identification, and Multi-Domain Security, Leonardo will play a fundamental role in this market, also through targeted mergers and acquisitions operations and with the full involvement of SMEs in the sector.” https://lnkd.in/djqgCnsR

It is a great honor to be rewarded by IEEE IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) in the annual 2024 worlwide conference in #athens. The conference, the leading meeting of more than 2500 scientists and professionals in the Remote Sensing field, this year has key topic "acting for sustainability and resilience". A guideline for all the scientific panels and events to stimulate enlightening debates for opening science and innovation, towards the creation of solutions for the benefit of societies. I cannot imagine a better occasion to be rewarded with master of ceremony Alberto Moreira German Aerospace Center (DLR) by IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) President Mariko Burgin the 2024 #IEEE #GRSS Society Industry Leader Award for exceptional leadership in the Earth observation and geospatial industry. I had over the years the honor to work with and to lead worldwide first in class enterprises all over the value chain of geospatial domain Thales Alenia Space Telespazio e-GEOS #GAF EarthLab Luxembourg S.A. and I had the privilege to show abroad the impact of geospatial science in the construction of a sustainable future for the Earth. I cannot receive this recognition without the hard work of hundreds of engineers in many countries did to build and to operate amazing space based sensors and radars, to conceive and make possible leading edge services and applications and to research and develop innovative solutions from chips to algorithms. I sincerely thank all of them as well as the shareholders Thales and Leonardo for their trust in the roles I had in this industry over many years. Last but not least thanks to good friends Alfonso Farina Giovanni Sylos Labini and the colleagues at Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

Congratulations to Massimo C Comparini on this well-deserved recognition!

📰 "The agreement will allow to open new global markets for us that we could not have competed in as standalone companies." In an interview with the Financial Times, our CEO Roberto Cingolani underlines that the partnership between #Leonardo and Rheinmetall will open up new overseas markets and pave the way for greater consolidation in the European Defense sector. https://lnkd.in/d58Cej_8

⏳ The countdown has started! -100 days to IAC2024!   📅 Mark your calendars and join us in Milan from 14-18 October.   This edition of the International Astronautical Congress, with the motto “Responsible Space for Sustainability,” is organized by the International Astronautical Federation and hosted in Italy with the coordination of AIDAA - The Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics , the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), and Leonardo.   Delve deeper into the Space sector for five days: from sustainable exploration of the Moon and Mars, Earth observation in the era of climate change, the use of big data, AI, and robotics in Space, to aspects of safety and sustainability of orbits.   To learn more: https://www.iac2024.org/               #IAC2024

Recently, 28 students were conferred by Leonardo the end-of-year diplomas for the fourth edition of the #AerotechAcademy, the advanced training course on cutting-edge engineering topics, born from the collaboration between our company and the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Thanks to the synergy with the Neapolitan University, the Aerotech Academy links training and the workplace, giving impetus to the skills necessary both for a large industry like #Leonardo and for small and medium-sized enterprises in the supply chain, generating competitiveness and #innovation, for the benefit of territories in which it operates.   The fourth edition of the master’s degree explored advanced topics of engineering research and applications of interest to the manufacturing industry, using innovative teaching and learning methodologies. During the final ceremony, all the participants presented their project works, which, by inserting themselves into company’s areas of interest, contributed to exploring new business lines. The main guiding themes were innovative materials and processes for aeronautical components, intended for new supersonic aircraft, new technologies for the design and creation of #eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off & Landing), environmental #sustainability, recycling, optimization of the use of raw materials and the reduction of climate-altering emissions.   After the success of participation seen in the last four years, registrations are already open for the fifth edition of the Aerotech Academy, aimed at students with an educational qualification at least equal to a three-year degree, to be selected through a specific call. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dVGgQqRg   #Leonardo4Education

The joint venture between #Leonardo and Rheinmetall, for the development of the next land defense systems, is being covered by the international press. 📰 Read more on The Wall Street Journal, Les Echos, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, #SüddeutscheZeitung, Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica: https://lnkd.in/dCR68i7w ▶️ Watch the video featuring our CEO, Roberto Cingolani, and Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, as they answer some questions about this partnership.

#Leonardo and Rheinmetall have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) to establish a new 50:50 joint venture aimed at developing a European industrial and technological approach in the field of land defense systems.   The objective of the agreement is the industrial development and subsequent commercialization of the new Main Battle Tank (MBT) and the new Lynx Platform for the Armoured Infantry Combat System (AICS), within the Italian Army’s ground systems programs.   Roberto Cingolani, CEO of Leonardo: “Technology and industrial synergies between Leonardo and Rheinmetall are a unique opportunity to develop state-of-the-art Main Battle Tanks and Infantry Vehicles. We consider this agreement a fundamental contribution to the creation of a European defense space.”   In particular, the future joint venture - headquartered in Italy - will be the Lead System Integrator, prime-contractor and system integrator, in both the Italian programs (MBT and AICS) and will define the roadmap for the participation in the future European Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).   https://lnkd.in/dt2P-9yd   #LDO_PR