Leonardo on Thursday unveiled the “Michelangelo Dome” in Rome, presenting an integrated defence architecture designed to counter rapidly evolving threats across multiple operational domains.
Revealed at the Officine Farneto, the system is built to protect critical infrastructure, sensitive urban areas, and assets of national and European importance. Leonardo describes Michelangelo Dome as a modular, open, scalable and multi-domain security ecosystem, aligning with the company’s strategy to strengthen its role in the global security sector.
“With Michelangelo, Leonardo reaffirms its commitment to developing solutions that safeguard citizens, institutions and infrastructure by combining advanced technology, a systemic vision and strong industrial capabilities,” said Roberto Cingolani, Leonardo’s Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. “In a world where threats evolve rapidly and become ever more complex—and where defending is costlier than attacking—defence must innovate, anticipate and embrace international cooperation.”
Unlike a single standalone platform, Michelangelo Dome integrates next-generation land, naval, air and space sensors, cyber-defence systems, command-and-control capabilities, artificial intelligence and coordinated effectors. The system forms a dynamic security dome designed to detect, track and neutralize threats, even amid large-scale or coordinated attacks. Its coverage includes aerial and missile threats—including hypersonic weapons and drone swarms—surface and subsurface maritime threats, and hostile ground forces.
Through advanced sensor fusion and predictive algorithms, Michelangelo Dome can anticipate hostile activity, optimize operational responses and automate the coordination of countermeasures.
Leonardo says the initiative strengthens Europe’s multi-domain defence framework, contributing to strategic autonomy, technological resilience and closer EU–NATO cooperation. The program also supports broader European security initiatives while reinforcing Italy’s industrial capabilities.
