In a ceremony held during the last weekend at 2023 edition of Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF), at the presence of the Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic, Martin Sklenár, the State Secretary of Defence, Marian Majer and Ambassador of Italy to the Slovak Republic, H.E. Catherine Flumiani, Leonardo signed some strategic agreements with Slovak defence industries, LOTN and Virtual Reality Media (VRM) in Trencin and Slavia Production System in Detva, consolidating the perspectives to generate a wide industrial return both for the Slovak Defence and civil industry.
“Leonardo pursues worldwide the local cooperation adopting a business model aimed to foster adequate synergy with local industries on long term partnership and value chain development and is able to prospect Slovakia the most advanced and effective solution in terms of response to their defense needs”, said Corrado Falco, Senior Vice President International Business Development at Leonardo.
Leonardo is very proud to have shown at SIAF the M-345 Tactical Trainer simulator, one of the excellence in terms of training and simulation technologies. The Integrated Training system as well as the other products and services offered by Leonardo leverage on the proven know-how which has been matured delivering, supporting and designing the most advanced military aircraft such as the Eurofighter and the JSF, while working already on next generation systems.”
This technological osmosis is a plus that few companies may offer in Europe and a crucial discriminant in the long term considering the modern scenario. Leonardo might represent a partner of choice for the Slovak Defence assuring the full coverage of current and future potential national requirements.
The quality and effectiveness of military pilots is as much as important as to rely on the most performing and advanced defence aircraft. With Slovakia’s generational jump to a new fleet of fighter aircraft, the M-345 integrated training systems and services provided by Leonardo are the best solution to assure highly trained pilots for the Air Force.
Leonardo’s business approach is well driven by local content maximization to pave the way for collaborations with the Slovak Industry. With the Falco EVO programme, Leonardo has adopted a well-established commercial approach, based on partnering with customers and end-users to deliver full life-cycle solutions through extended cooperation with national industries in customer countries.
Leonardo can boast a significant international heritage in the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) design, manufacturing and operations, thanks to more than 70 years’ experience in developing and manufacturing a wide range of uncrewed platforms including aerial targets, mini UAVs, Heavy Tactical and MALE systems.
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