Added: Over a year ago by Leonardo
On the occasion of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, CIRA – Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali – and Leonardo have renewed the framework agreement for collaboration on research and technological development activities. The president of CIRA, Antonio Blandini, and the co-director general of Leonardo, Lorenzo Mariani, have signed the agreement that further consolidates the cooperation between two Italian excellences in the aerospace sector.
The framework collaboration agreement is aimed at strengthening research and technological development activities in the aerospace sector. The parties undertake to share their expertise on common technological research themes and to make facilities, laboratories and instruments available to achieve the objectives set. In particular, CIRA will guarantee the use of its advanced infrastructures, such as the Space Qualification Laboratory, the Laboratories and testing of large-scale structures, the Icing Wind Tunnel and the future research infrastructures that it will coordinate with Leonardo. Leonardo will share advanced research projects of common interest and its innovation and Research networking and will provide support to CIRA's strategic, research, development and innovation activities.
Lorenzo Mariani, Co-General Manager of Leonardo, said: “In addition to strengthening the partnership with CIRA, this agreement confirms our commitment to research, with the support of the best professional resources, towards technological innovation objectives that can often only be achieved by working together with solid collaborative initiatives”.
CIRA President Antonio Blandini commented: "The renewal of this agreement represents a decisive step in our mission to promote innovation in the aerospace sector. Collaboration with the Italian and global excellence of Leonardo allows us to exploit unique synergies and to carry out ambitious and cutting-edge research projects".
The agreement continues a long and productive collaboration between Cira and Leonardo, which has resulted in numerous successful projects over the years. These include participation in European cooperation programs such as Clean Sky 1, Clean Sky 2 and Clean Aviation, as well as direct collaborative relationships that have led to significant innovations in the field of aerospace technology.
