Leonardo
Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Finmeccanica, is an Italian global high-tech company and a key player in aerospace, defence and security. Headquartered in Rome, the company has 180 sites worldwide.
Its products include military helicopters, fighter aircraft, drones, missiles, naval guns, artillery and armoured combat vehicles. The company has sold drones to Pakistan, armoured vehicles to Oman and helicopters to Algeria, Libya and Turkey according to Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
Access passes to Whitehall
In October 2017 a freedom of information request Trade revealed that Leonardo held 13 passes allowing its staff access to the Ministry of Defence buildings in Whitehall. Other companies included Capita (84), Fujitsu (50), BAE (19) and PA Consulting (15). [1]
Lobbying firms retained
Notes
- ↑ Ministry of Defence reply 17 October 2017 to CAAT Freedom of Information request dated 18 September 2018], accessed 29 January 2018.
