Leonardo SpA’s new chief executive officer expects European regulatory approval for its satellite venture with Airbus SE and Thales SA by the end of next year, clearing the way for one of Europe’s most ambitious defense and space projects.
Leonardo SpA’s new chief executive officer expects European regulatory approval for its satellite venture with Airbus SE and Thales SA by the end of next year, clearing the way for one of Europe’s most ambitious defense and space projects.
Lorenzo Mariani during an interview in Rome, on June 9. Photographer: Stephanie Gengotti/Bloomberg
A proposed satellite joint venture between Airbus SE, Leonardo SpA and Thales SA is set to test the EU’s revamped merger framework, which aims to help create globally competitive European champions.
A proposed satellite joint venture between Airbus SE, Leonardo SpA and Thales SA is set to test the EU’s revamped merger framework, which aims to help create globally competitive European champions.
Leonardo SpA shareholders narrowly approved the Italian government’s slate of board nominees, who overcame a protest vote over Rome’s decision to oust the defense company’s chief executive officer.
Leonardo SpA shareholders narrowly approved the Italian government’s slate of board nominees, who overcame a protest vote over Rome’s decision to oust the defense company’s chief executive officer.
Workers assemble a Leonardo AW139 helicopter on the production floor at the Leonardo SpA plant in Varese.
The tensions that led Giorgia Meloni to replace Roberto Cingolani at Leonardo SpA built up over time, and had their roots in a mismatch between the Italian prime minister’s control over decisionmaking and her appointee’s independence.
The tensions that led Giorgia Meloni to replace Roberto Cingolani at Leonardo SpA built up over time, and had their roots in a mismatch between the Italian prime minister’s control over decisionmaking and her appointee’s independence.
Roberto Cingolani Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ousted the chief executive officer of state-backed aerospace and defense contractor Leonardo SpA, Roberto Cingolani, and replaced him with Lorenzo Mariani. The government renewed the terms of Eni SpA CEO Claudio Descalzi and Enel SpA’s Flavio Cattaneo for another three years. Bloomberg’s Alessandra Migliaccio reports.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ousted the chief executive officer of state-backed aerospace and defense contractor Leonardo SpA, Roberto Cingolani, and replaced him with Lorenzo Mariani. The government renewed the terms of Eni SpA CEO Claudio Descalzi and Enel SpA’s Flavio Cattaneo for another three years. Bloomberg’s Alessandra Migliaccio reports.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ousted the chief executive officer of Leonardo SpA, the state-backed aerospace and defense contractor, while retaining CEOs at energy firms Eni SpA and Enel SpA.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ousted the chief executive officer of Leonardo SpA, the state-backed aerospace and defense contractor, while retaining CEOs at energy firms Eni SpA and Enel SpA.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ousted the chief executive officer of Leonardo SpA, the state-backed aerospace and defense contractor, while retaining CEOs at energy firms Eni SpA and Enel SpA.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ousted the chief executive officer of Leonardo SpA, the state-backed aerospace and defense contractor, while retaining CEOs at energy firms Eni SpA and Enel SpA.
Activist investor Guy Wyser-Pratte blasted the Italian government’s reported plan to replace Leonardo SpA Chief Executive Officer Roberto Cingolani, warning the move would amount to political interference that risks harming shareholders and undermining market confidence.
Activist investor Guy Wyser-Pratte blasted the Italian government’s reported plan to replace Leonardo SpA Chief Executive Officer Roberto Cingolani, warning the move would amount to political interference that risks harming shareholders and undermining market confidence.
Roberto Cingolani Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg
Italy is set to name a replacement for Leonardo SpA Chief Executive Officer Roberto Cingolani as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter, capping weeks of negotiations over the key corporate appointment.
Italy is set to name a replacement for Leonardo SpA Chief Executive Officer Roberto Cingolani as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter, capping weeks of negotiations over the key corporate appointment.
The production floor at the Leonardo SpA factory in Varese, Italy. Photographer: Giuliano Berti/Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in advanced talks to invest in Leonardo SpA’s aerostructures unit following months of negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter.
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in advanced talks to invest in Leonardo SpA’s aerostructures unit following months of negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter.
The production floor at the Leonardo SpA plant in Varese, Italy. Photographer: Giuliano Berti/Bloomberg
Leonardo SpA unveiled an integrated defense system that uses artificial intelligence to neutralize a range of threats, from hypersonic weapons to drone swarms and naval attacks, in a bid to strengthen its role in European multi-domain security.
Leonardo SpA unveiled an integrated defense system that uses artificial intelligence to neutralize a range of threats, from hypersonic weapons to drone swarms and naval attacks, in a bid to strengthen its role in European multi-domain security.
The Leonardo SpA stand at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2025 exhibition in London, UK, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The annual conference historically has been overshadowed by alternating air shows in Paris and Farnborough, England, but the London event has gotten extra attention this year in the wake of European pledges to increase defense spending.