Company profile
Leonardo UK (Southampton detectors)
Southampton facility growing mercury cadmium telluride material and manufacturing cooled infrared detector and avalanche photodiode arrays for defence, space and scientific instruments, part of Leonardo's electronics business.
Company overview
Leonardo UK is the British division of the global aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo S.p.A. The company operates across several UK sites, including one in Southampton. Its business areas include electronics, helicopters, cyber security, and space. The electronics division encompasses a 'Detectors' business unit, which is associated with the activities at the Southampton facility. Leonardo UK's stated capabilities include sensing and protection systems, data and artificial intelligence, and future aviation systems. The company provides products and services for the defence, security, and aerospace sectors and is a major employer in the UK's technology and engineering industry.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Detectors / Imaging Devices. Supply-chain role: Device Manufacturing.
Technologies and capabilities
- Sensors
- Semiconductor Materials
- Infrared
- Imaging
- Sensing
Detectors
Markets served
- Aerospace
- Defence
- Security
- Space
UK presence
Southampton, South East. Other UK sites: Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Elstree, Lincoln, Luton, Newcastle, Yeovil. Part of the Southampton / South East cluster.