Simone Ungaro, co-general manager of strategy and innovation at Leonardo

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November 28, 2025

Italian defence prime Leonardo ‘hungry like a wolf’ to acquire more startups

The defence prime says it’s thinking of partnering with companies like Helsing and Anduril

Anne Sraders

5 min read

Italian defence prime Leonardo tells Sifted it is on the hunt to acquire more startups as it looks to inject more innovation into its organisation and keep up with the changing nature of warfare.  

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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