Italian aerospace business Leonardo and US internet communications and technology company Cisco are to "boost cooperation" and look at the "possibility of joint commercial offerings".
The businesses have signed a memorandum of understanding "with the aim of scaling up their mutual business relations and launching a structured collaboration in the civil and defence industry domains". Sectors to be focused on include "cyber security, secure networking, Internet-of-Things, the digital workplace and cloud edge computing", according to a statement by Leonardo, one of the world's leading helicopter manufacturers.
The companies are to look at tie-ups in areas such as quantum cryptography and security for transport markets, and if commercial options are pursued, these will come after "a process of analysing existing products and solutions aimed at national and international markets, in order to broaden the business opportunities and the audience of potential customers for both players".
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