# Leonardo to invest €300M in Grottaglie plant expansion and drone production

Leonardo announced a €300 million investment plan to expand the production base at its Grottaglie (Taranto) site, which will also begin producing prototypes of a solar-powered drone developed with Skydweller.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2022-01-14
- Where: Grottaglie, Taranto, Italy
- Value: $342.0M (300.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: aircraft fuselage sections, solar-powered drone
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Leonardo](https://endata.com/companies/18893.md)
- [Skydweller Aero](https://endata.com/companies/60372.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [leonardo.com](https://www.leonardo.com/en/news-and-stories-detail/-/detail/14-01-2022-from-il-sole-24-ore-leonardo-investir%C3%A0-300-milioni-per-rilanciare-gli-stabilimenti-del-sud), 2022-01-14: "Leonardo lavora al rilancio della divisione Aerostrutture con un piano di nuovi investimenti da 300 milioni di euro e si concentra sull’ampliamento della base produttiva del sito di Grottaglie"

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