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# Leonardo and UAE's EDGE Group form defence sensors joint venture
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-17-leonardo-edge-group-sensors-jv/
- Published: 2026-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:36.000Z
- Description: Italy's Leonardo and Abu Dhabi's EDGE Group formed a joint venture on airborne radars, the Kronos Grand HP radar and combat management systems, with several hundred million euros of contracts secured and a pipeline above EUR 4 billion over five years.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Leonardo press release, 17 June 2026](https://www.leonardo.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/17-06-2026-edge-and-leonardo-to-partner-through-a-joint-venture-on-advanced-defence-sensors-and-systems?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the ownership split of the joint venture or which entity controls resulting intellectual property.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Leonardo-EDGE sensor JV formed; ownership split and IP control undisclosed. [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)