Description
Leonardo has been operating in Basildon, South Essex, since 1954, when its forerunner, Marconi, built the facility due to the pool of highly skilled engineers and researchers available in the region.
Over the past 70 years, the facility has produced several world firsts including the Marconi TICM (the UK's first military standard production thermal imager), the Phoenix uncrewed military surveillance vehicle, and the formidable multi-purpose turret fitted to the US C130 Gunship.
Today, the Basildon site is home to approximately 500 people who are involved in the design and development of thermal imaging systems, radar systems, radio communications, infrared detection, signal processing and network systems.