Leonardo to supply four AESA GaN radars for Italy's Michelangelo Dome long‑range ballistic missile defence

Leonardo will develop and deliver four next‑generation radars — a mix of fixed and mobile AESA GaN systems — to equip Italy's long‑range ballistic missile defence under the recently unveiled Michelangelo Dome programme. The contract provides the first fielded sensors for the integrated air‑defence architecture.

Discovered 2025-12-19T01:19:57.621445-08:00 | 2025-12-19T01:19:57.621445-08:00

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  • The award fields four next‑generation AESA GaN radars (fixed and mobile) as the initial sensor layer for Italy’s newly unveiled Michelangelo Dome integrated defence system, signalling the programme moving from concept toward operational capability (four radars).
  • The contract underscores Leonardo’s expanding role in advanced radar production and delivery after recent moves to scale AESA capability and industrial partnerships for radar manufacturing (AESA radar production collaboration with Hanwha Systems).
  • The deployment is part of a broader European push to strengthen missile‑defence layers, complementing commercial vendor offers and allied procurement activity across the continent (Lockheed Martin pitches THAAD to Europe).

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