Sponsored as an European Defence Agency (EDA) initiative to boost development of naval unmanned platforms, Leonardo is the coordinator and the contracting authority of 42 partners companies from 15 countries of the OCEAN 2020 project.
The OCEAN (Open Cooperation for European mAritime awareNess) 2020 goal is the enhancement and the integration of various types of unmanned platforms (fixed wing, rotary wing, surface and underwater) with the command and control center of navy ships and providing data exchange via satellite with command and control centers on the ground.
The first sea demonstration took place on November 20-21, 2019 in the Gulf of Taranto led by the Italian Navy
The second sea demonstration was coordinated by Saab and took pace August 2021 at Hano Bay, Sweden in the Baltic Sea
The OCEAN (Open Cooperation for European mAritime awareNess) 2020 goal is the enhancement and the integration of various types of unmanned platforms (fixed wing, rotary wing, surface and underwater) with the command and control center of navy ships and providing data exchange via satellite with command and control centers on the ground.
The first sea demonstration took place on November 20-21, 2019 in the Gulf of Taranto led by the Italian Navy
The second sea demonstration was coordinated by Saab and took pace August 2021 at Hano Bay, Sweden in the Baltic Sea
News about OCEAN2020 |

Second Sea Demonstration for OCEAN2020
26-Aug-21 - European funded project OCEAN2020 to boost development of naval unmanned platforms completed second sea demonstration. Coordinated by Saab, took place at Hanö Bay, Sweden in the Baltic Sea #OCEAN2020
OCEAN2020 Drones in the Gulf of Taranto
20-Jul-20 - The first live sea demonstration of the European OCEAN2020 drones initiative took place in the Gulf of Taranto on November 20-21, 2019 #drones
Indra Pelicano Drone in OCEAN2020
23-Nov-19 - Indra tested its Pelicano drone during the OCEAN 2020 naval exercise and the first prototype of its European Maritime Operations Center in Brussels #OCEAN2020
Leonardo AWHero in First OCEAN2020 Demonstration
19-Nov-19 - The first of the European funded OCEAN2020 demonstration taken place in the Mediterranean with Italian Frigates Fasan and Martinengo with Leonardo’ remote piloted helicopters AW HERO and SW-4 Solo. The second demonstration will take place in 2020 in the Baltic Sea #OCEAN2020
Leonardo Signed OCEAN2020 Contract
28-Mar-18 - European Defence Agency (EDA) selected Leonardo as coordinator of 42 partners from 15 countries for the OCEAN2020 project seeking the integration of various types of unmanned platforms
