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Leonardo and UAE's EDGE Group form defence sensors joint venture

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.

Verified AI-drafted Leonardo press release, 17 June 2026

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

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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