Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani's announcement to proceed with production of the Kızılelma unmanned fighter at the Italian production plant in Grottaglie came as no surprise but certainly sparked excitement. As a spinoff of the most recent joint venture signed between Leonardo and Baykar, which led to the creation of LBA Systems, many new decisions have been implemented to transfer part of Baykar's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) production to Italy and pair it with European certification and systems integration.
Indeed, LBA Systems is dedicated to the development of unmanned technologies by leveraging strong industrial synergies and encompassing the design, development, production and maintenance of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Hence, the production processes are being relocated to various Italian districts, including Villanova d'Albenga, wh
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