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# Leonardo agrees EUR1.7 billion deal to acquire Iveco Defence Vehicles
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-30-leonardo-iveco-defence-acquisition/
- Published: 2025-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:02:11.000Z
- Description: Leonardo has signed an agreement to acquire Iveco Group's defence business, Iveco Defence Vehicles and Astra, for EUR 1.7 billion, creating an integrated Italian land-systems prime. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Leonardo press release, 30 July 2025](https://www.leonardo.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/30-07-2025-ldo-iveco-defence?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that EU antitrust clearance has been granted or that the acquisition has closed.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)