MILAN- Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo and Atlantia's Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) unit have signed a partnership to develop joint cyber security, surveillance and communications projects for AdR's airport assets.

AdR runs Rome's Ciampino and Fiumicino airports and is developing a flying taxi service with Germany's Volocopter, expected to start in 2024. 

(Reporting by Francesca Landini, editing by Giulia Segreti) ((francesca.landini@thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 66129437; Reuters Messaging: reutersitaly.thomsonreuters@reuters.net))