Leonardo and ADR join up on smart hubs

Leonardo and Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) have signed a partnership aimed at developing joint initiatives to facilitate the transition of airport assets managed by ADR into smart hubs.

The guidelines of the agreement cover joint planning on the creation of solutions and services in the field of cybersecurity, such as surveillance, monitoring, communication and decision support systems dedicated to critical infrastructures and urban air mobility, with particular reference to the development requirements of ground infrastructure and air traffic control.

The collaboration between Leonardo and ADR includes the development of a managed service for the collection and processing of information and events, analysed through artificial intelligence, which will utilise the Security Operation Centres (SOC) of Leonardo di Chieti, in Italy, and Bristol, UK, to identify specific risk profiles of the airport hub. Cyber intelligence services will also be implemented with the aim of preventing any attacks, understanding their matrix and characteristics and verifying the degree of infrastructure security. Subsequently, taking advantage of Leonardo’s Cyber Range platform, a digital twin of the Rome airport hub will be created to simulate attacks and study the appropriate methods of reaction, and to train personnel on the operational structures.

With regards to surveillance, monitoring, communication and decision support systems, Leonardo will provide the X-2030 platform to ADR for the collection, integration and enhancement of security information from diversified sources and the coordination of interventions.

Finally, for the area of urban air mobility Leonardo and ADR will collaborate on the development of infrastructure and interface requirements and on the study of issues relating to both the control of ground air traffic and the legal and regulatory aspects of in-flight operations.