Cyber is everywhere, representing a fundamental dimension of security and operational effectiveness.
Today, at Cybertech Europe 2026 in Rome, I shared my perspective on how the convergence of kinetic, hybrid, cyber and cognitive threats is reshaping the global security landscape, making cyber resilience a strategic imperative.
Defence platforms, deployed on land, at sea, in the air, and in Space domains, are becoming increasingly connected and software-defined. As such, we must secure the entire interconnected operational and industrial ecosystem, from critical infrastructures and digital networks to supply chains and space systems.
Resilience must be systemic. It is the ability of a nation's critical infrastructure, institutions, industrial base and supply chains to absorb shocks, maintain essential functions and recover rapidly from disruption.
Systemic resilience is closely linked to sovereignty. Not only sovereignty as isolation, but sovereignty as the ability to maintain control over what is strategically critical: data, infrastructure, analytical capabilities, technologies and industrial know-how. Dependency in time of crisis becomes a strategic vulnerability.
For Europe, this means moving towards a shared vision of security and defence. Stronger cooperation, greater interoperability and joint industrial programmes, in which each Member State contributes its distinctive expertise and strengths, are essential to build a coherent European security ecosystem.
At Leonardo, we are committed to leveraging our technological expertise, industrial capabilities and partnerships to help build a more secure and resilient Europe.