WORLDTECHPrototype warfare: A defence prime’s playbook for turning technology into battlefield capability
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But startups are only one part of the innovation ecosystem. For founders, understanding how the defence primes operate matters: they can be customers, partners, investors, routes into government procurement, and a bridge between emerging technology and deployment at scale.
Leonardo is a global aerospace, defence, and security group employing more than 62,000 people across electronics, helicopters, aircraft, cyber and security, and space. In 2025, it recorded revenues of €19.5 billion and an order backlog of €46.6 billion.
In the UK, Leonardo is a roughly £3 billion business employing more than 10,000 people. Its activities range from autonomous systems and space, including Telespazio , to cybersecurity and protecting critical national infrastructure, ports, and borders.
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Prototype warfare: A defence prime’s playbook for turning technology into battlefield capability ↗
https://tech.eu/2026/09/25/prototype-warfare-a-defence-prime-s-playbook-for-turning-technology-into-battlefield-capability/