ROME, July 26 Reuters Leonardo and France39;s Airbus are discussing ways to strengthen collaborations and industrial synergies, the chief executive of the Italian defence group said on Friday.

There are many potential synergies between Airbus and Leonardo in different sectors, Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore in an interview. Our technical teams are working to see how to strengthen collaborations and industrial synergies.

In midJuly Cingolani had said the statecontrolled group was working with Airbus and Thales on a joint strategy for the space sector.

Reporting by Giulia Segreti; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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