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Study finds 123 Emilia-Romagna firms with military-related production
A study by the Peace and Nonviolence Network of Emilia-Romagna identified 123 companies with military-related production in the northern Italian region.
Their more than 15,000 employees are not all working in military production, since many firms earn most of their income from civilian work.
The study says some manufacturers facing a crisis in civilian industry are shifting production toward military use.
Bologna has the most firms, while Modena has the most workers in the sector, with 3,600.
The report also points to Ravenna port, where 225 tonnes of weapons and military components passed through in 2025, and to a satellite project called ERiS in Forlì.
ERiS involves Thales, Leonardo, the University of Bologna and other companies, and aims to build a regional supply chain for civilian and military satellites.
The network wants military use excluded from the project, but the account gives no decision or next step.
A study by the Emilia-Romagna Peace and Nonviolence Network identified 123 regional firms that report making products or supplying components for military or aerospace use.
The firms have more than 15,000 employees in total, although the study says only some of those jobs are linked to military activity.
Bologna has the most firms, with 39, while Modena has the most employees, with 3,600.
The report highlights Ravenna’s port and the ERiS satellite project in Forlì.
The network calls for military use to be excluded from ERiS.
- Who
- The Emilia-Romagna Peace and Nonviolence Network commissioned the study. It identified 123 firms in the region.
- What
- A report mapped companies with military-related or aerospace production and supply work.
- When
- The report was published on 10 November 2026.
- Where
- Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Why
- The network said it was time to revisit a study of the regional arms industry as war returned to public debate.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
An antimilitarist network published a report on the arms industry in the region.
A total of 225 tonnes of weapons and military components passed through or departed from the port of Ravenna.
Corriere della Sera reported the findings of the new study.
- Companies identified
- 123
- Total employees
- More than 15,000
- Bologna firms
- 39
- Modena employees
- 3,600
- Ravenna port traffic in 2025
- 225 tonnes of weapons and military components
- ERiS project partners
- Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)
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