Annual rank98
Italy · Industrials
Leonardo
Aerospace, defence and security group active in aeronautics, automation, cyber, electronics, helicopters, computing and space.
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
current context only
Company profile
Link aircraft, sensors and space systems into mission capability
Leonardo brings together helicopters, aircraft, defence electronics, cyber capabilities and space systems. Its most revealing products are ecosystems rather than isolated machines: aircraft connect to simulators and ground schools, radars to command networks, countermeasures to platform protection and space instruments to control centres. Named programmes show how engineering, software, training and long-term support combine around an operational mission.
Vertical flight
Switch missions in the AW149 and land the AW609 on a carrier
The AW149 can be configured for troop transport, medical evacuation, rescue, special operations, surveillance or command. The AW609 combines vertical take-off with aeroplane-like cruise; before its landing trials on the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour, crews rehearsed digitally and then tested more than 15 approach and departure conditions.
- AW149 multi-role helicopter Cabin configurations, mission systems and battlefield roles
- Open the AW149 brochure Specifications and illustrated mission layouts
- Explore the AW609 A tiltrotor combining vertical lift and fixed-wing cruise
- Read the Cavour trial account Digital rehearsal and shipborne test conditions
- ▶ VideoWatch: AW609 ship trials Approach, deck landing and departure from the Italian carrier
Aircraft and training
Connect real aircraft with synthetic pilots and austere runways
The M-346 training system links the jet, ground school, simulators and Live, Virtual and Constructive scenarios so students can fly against synthetic participants. The C-27J Spartan tackles a different problem: tactical transport from short or unprepared strips, with removable kits for cargo, medical evacuation, firefighting and special missions.
- M-346 integrated training system Aircraft, embedded simulation and ground-based training
- ▶ VideoWatch: M-346 advanced trainer The aircraft and its training-system role
- C-27J Spartan Next Generation A multi-mission tactical airlifter for austere operations
- Open the C-27J mission brochure Cargo, medical, firefighting and maritime configurations
- ▶ VideoWatch: C-27J pilot tour A pilot-guided look at the Next Generation cockpit and aircraft
Sensors and protection
See the threat, coordinate the response and misdirect the missile
Kronos Naval and Kronos Power Shield use active electronically scanned arrays for naval surveillance and land-based air and missile defence. BriteCloud takes protection down to a disposable decoy containing a miniature digital jammer, while Miysis directs infrared energy towards heat-seeking missile seekers.
- Kronos Naval Multifunction AESA radar for naval surveillance and defence
- Kronos Power Shield Land-based ballistic-missile surveillance and air defence
- BriteCloud A self-contained digital RF decoy dispensed like a flare
- Miysis DIRCM Directed-infrared protection against heat-seeking missiles
- ▶ VideoWatch: the Kronos radar family Systems from medium- to very-long-range air defence
Space systems
Read materials from orbit and drill for resources on the Moon
PRISMA distinguishes materials through hyperspectral signatures, while the Fucino centre controls satellites through more than 170 antennas. PROSPECT combines a robotic drill and miniature laboratory designed to collect and analyse lunar material, extending Leonardo's role from instruments in orbit to machines working directly on another world's surface.
- Leonardo in space Instruments, satellite systems, services and exploration
- PRISMA hyperspectral mission Earth observation through detailed spectral signatures
- Inside the Fucino centre Orbital insertion and satellite control across 170-plus antennas
- PROSPECT Moon drill The drill and miniature laboratory designed for lunar samples
- ▶ VideoWatch: PROSPECT explained How ProSEED and the ProSPA laboratory work together
Official profile sources: Aerospace, Defence and Security · Leonardo Corporate Governance Report — Financial Year 2016
Current 2026 update
What has changed in 2026?
Collaboration announced 22 July 2026 · 22 July 2026
Collaboration announced 22 July 2026latest official update
4company-specific highlights
+8%2026 stock return · context only
Q1 reported result and net debt
Q1 reported net result fell 53.5% to EUR 184 million because the prior year included an extraordinary discontinued-operation item; group net debt rose 43.5% to EUR 3.049 billion after acquisitions.
Q2 trading update
At its 30 June pre-close call, Leonardo said Q1 momentum had continued through Q2, especially in orders, and repeated its full-year guidance excluding the nine-month IDV contribution.
Indonesia M-346 contract
Leonardo and PT ESystem Solutions signed a contract to supply Indonesia with 12 M-346 F Block 20 aircraft, with deliveries expected from 2030.
CAE training collaboration
CAE and Leonardo expanded their M-346 training collaboration to cover next-generation capabilities, including AI-enabled systems and live-virtual-constructive environments.
Official 2026 sources: Leonardo: Board of Directors approved the 1Q2026 results · 6 May 2026 · Q2 2026 Pre-close call · 30 June 2026 · Leonardo, PT ESystem Solutions and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia sign M-346 F aircraft procurement contract · 21 July 2026 · CAE and Leonardo expand collaboration to advance M-346 training and develop next-generation integrated training capabilities · 22 July 2026
Annual record
Ranking history
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| Edition | Measurement period | Rank | Revenue growth | Net-income growth | Stock return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FY2022–FY2025 | 98 | +33% | +32% | +533% |