Leonardo aims higher after re-structure
New acquisitions and competing for the USAF T-X programme are two projects that will occupy Leonardo for the near future.
Outgoing CEO and general manager of the Italian defence conglomerate Mauro Moretti cited improved performance of the re-named company (formerly Finmeccanica) since 2014 as a vindication of his efforts.
Although it was not enough to secure his re-appointment this week, Moretti said during a meeting in Milan on 15 March announcing Leonardo's annual results that there was a 'change in the general environment' that has meant a radical departure from the regime practised by the Finmeccanica leadership of the
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