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Leonardo and Baykar sign MoU for Italy-based drone joint venture

Leonardo and Baykar signed an MoU in Rome for an Italy-based joint venture to design, produce and maintain unmanned aerial systems, projecting a USD 100 billion European market over ten years. No equity split, funding or binding contract was agreed.

Verified AI-drafted Baykar press release, 6 March 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish a signed joint-venture agreement, only a non-binding memorandum of understanding.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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