Michelangelo Dome is not a single system, but a complete architecture integrating next-generation land, naval, airborne and space sensors, cyber-defence platforms, command-and-control systems, artificial intelligence and coordinated effectors. The platform creates a dynamic security dome capable of detecting, tracking and neutralising threats even in the event of large-scale attacks, across all operational domains: aerial and missile threats - including hypersonic missiles and drone swarms - surface and subsurface attacks at sea, and hostile ground forces.
A systemic vision for next-generation threats
The project introduces a new defence paradigm: the simultaneous and integrated management of heterogeneous threats, leveraging the interconnection between air, sea, land and space domains, within a cyber-secure environment supported by a sophisticated artificial intelligence system.
Thanks to advanced data fusion from multiple sensors and the use of predictive algorithms, Michelangelo Dome can anticipate hostile activity, optimise operational responses, and automatically coordinate the most suitable effectors. The infrastructure is designed to be open, meaning fully compatible with the defensive assets and platforms of other nations and compliant with NATO standards.
Italian and European leadership
With Michelangelo Dome, Leonardo strengthens its role as a European benchmark in multi-domain security and contributes to the goals of strategic autonomy, technological resilience, and greater integration of European and NATO defence capabilities. The initiative fits within major continental cooperation programmes and enhances the value of the industrial excellence present across the national territory.
Technology, culture and Italian identity
The name Michelangelo Dome evokes Italy’s great engineering tradition: the dome as a symbol of protection, structural harmony, vision and ingenuity. The project brings together this cultural heritage with state-of-the-art technology, creating a solution that showcases Italy’s innovation, creativity and technical capability on the global stage.
Operational applications
The Michelangelo Dome is conceived for the defence and protection of national and European territory, while also being deployable to safeguard specific areas of strategic interest - such as military bases, ports and airports, critical civil infrastructure and industrial sites, urban areas, major events and strategic assets - ensuring the neutralisation of hostile platforms before they can pose a security risk.
Leonardo’s mission
With the Michelangelo Dome, Leonardo reaffirms its commitment to developing solutions that safeguard citizens, institutions and infrastructure, combining advanced technology, a systemic vision and strong industrial capabilities. A protective dome serving Europe and the world, aligned with the evolving requirements of global defence and security.