In the framework of bilateral meetings between Italy and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held today, the Ministry of Investment (MISA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) of the Kingdom and Leonardo announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to discuss, develop and evaluate a range of investment and collaboration opportunities further expanding the collaboration in the aerospace and defence sector.

This latest agreement leverages the MoU signed and announced in early 2024 which considered and explored multiple areas of collaboration to include space industry, airframe MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul), localization of electronic warfare systems and radars and assembly of helicopters, a focus on Combat Air and Cross-Domain Integration fields, industrialization processes and human capital development, national supply chain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the country’s role for Leonardo in the region as well as the global value chain. Following the excellent results achieved implementing the agreement signed in 2024, the MoU signed today paves the path for a further expansion of the industrial collaboration in the Combat Air and helicopter fields.