Leonardo S.p.A. is an Italian multinational aerospace, defense and security company headquartered in Rome, majority owned by the Italian government. It operated for decades as Finmeccanica before renaming itself Leonardo in 2016 in honor of Leonardo da Vinci. The company is one of the largest defense companies in the world, with major business lines in helicopters through its AgustaWestland heritage, a share of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft program, and defense electronics, and it co-owns the satellite and space companies Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio jointly with the French company Thales.
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Source Wikipedia: Leonardo S.p.A.
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Source Alenia Aeronautica (Wikipedia)
Source Hitachi Rail Italy (Wikipedia)
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Manufactures
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Source Agusta AZ.8L (Wikipedia)Lead, makerQuote, Lead, maker
Agusta abandoned the project to focus on its helicopter manufacturing operations
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Source Alenia C-27J Spartan, WikipediaSource page, maker
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Source SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (Wikipedia)Lead, current nameQuote, Lead, current name
(now Leonardo SF-260)
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62,762 (2025)
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Public
Infobox: founded
1948
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Wikidata Q910379, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia: Leonardo S.p.A.
WikipediaOperates In: Defense Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Operates In: Defense Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q392933, matched to the live industry entity "Defense Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Hitachi Rail Italy (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: AnsaldoBreda, Lead, ownershipQuote, Parent Company Of: AnsaldoBreda, Lead, ownership
a subsidiary of state-owned Finmeccanica
Alenia Aeronautica (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Alenia Aeronautica, History, Transition to LeonardoQuote, Parent Company Of: Alenia Aeronautica, History, Transition to Leonardo
During 2002, Alenia Aeronautica was incorporated when Finmeccanica restructured itself, spinning off its various divisions as independent companies.
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