ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Indra Group and Leonardo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in cyber defence, with the aim of identifying and expanding their international reach in Europe, NATO and other high potential markets. The agreement was signed today in Rome by the CEO of Indra Group José Vicente de los Mozos, and by Roberto Cingolani, CEO and General Manager of Leonardo. Through this collaboration, the two companies will strengthen their capabilities to drive innovation and strengthen cyber defenses of critical institutions and infrastructure, providing advanced solutions, targeted training and a coordinated response to the increase of complex threats. The agreement also provides for joint management of cyber defense services for public and private customers.
The President of Indra, Ángel Escribano, recalled that agreements such as the one just signed, “regulating and speeding up European industrial cooperation thanks to a clear governance that facilitates joint offers and rigorous execution of projects. Our role as a pioneering company will enable value chains based on sovereign, open and interoperable capacities for Europe and NATO, ensuring that strategic skills and proprietary technologies remain under EU control. Thanks to interconnected operational centers, advanced sharing of information on threats and cyber defense training environments, we can transform collaboration into strategic autonomy and effective deterrence.”.
José Vicente de los Mozos, CEO of Indra Group, stressed that, “this partnership with Leonardo will allow us to accelerate our innovation and launch solutions on the market that strengthen the digital resilience of systems and operations, expanding our scope and impact on the protection of essential infrastructure and services. This is a decisive step towards consolidating European leadership in cyber defense and its projection in other countries, providing Europe and its allies a solid response to the challenges posed by cyberspace.”.
“In a world where digital threats evolve rapidly and are increasingly pervasive, and in a technologically fragmented scenario, European defence must innovate, anticipate and cooperate – said Roberto Cingolani, CEO and CEO of Leonardo –. This agreement confirms the importance of cybersecurity as one of Leonardo’s industrial plan pillars, strengthening its international presence through strategic alliances aimed at developing advanced and sovereign technologies developed to protect people, institutions and infrastructure. By bringing together our expertise and proprietary technologies in Cyber & Resilience, Secure Digital & Cloud and Mission Critical Communications, we aim to transform technological innovation into a concrete value for our nations.”.
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