At the
@SmallSat Europe 2026 Conference, taking place in Amsterdam from 26 to 28 May,
@massimoc_square, Managing Director of
#LeonardoSpace, delivered a keynote speech on the impact of Space technologies, infrastructures and services, in the present challenges.
The role of Space technologies in the geopolitical landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace. The state of technology within the satellite industry is also undergoing rapid transformation, with improvements in launch systems, sensors, electronics and other enabling technologies helping to drive down costs. Established industry leaders must evolve to meet this challenge, maintaining their competitive edge while continuing to play a decisive role in shaping the sectorโs future.
In this context, a competitive Space industry and ecosystem are built on shorter product lifecycles and a faster pace of innovation. As Massimo Claudio Comparini stated, "We are seeing increasingly powerful onboard computing capabilities, which are fundamentally transforming the Space sector. At the same time, AI is moving into Space, driving an evolution that is impacting the entire ecosystem across the value chain. The Space industry is becoming more interconnected than ever before.
For many years, we viewed connectivity, Earth observation and navigation as separate domains. Today, those domains are converging and interacting continuously. This is one of the reasons why we decided to invest in and establish a dedicated Space Division within
#Leonardo: to capitalize our industrial system and the Space alliance to create a true digital continuum in Space, connecting Space and digital technologies across sectors in the multi domain operations. It is within this context that the Leonardo Space Guardian Earth Observation constellation investment is looking to the future, evolving
@Thales_Alenia_S solutions in the Space segment, the
@telespazio multi mission ground segment and Space operations, the
@e_geos user segment and data analytics application digital platforms and market place powered by our
#davinci HPC and AI advanced capabilities.โ
#SmallSatEurope