The chancellor has stepped in to protect jobs at the helicopter manufacturer in Somerset, the BBC understands.

British officials have portrayed the contract as the beginning of a renaissance for British helicopter manufacturing, crewed ...

After an official announcement at Leonardo’s Yeovil plant on Feb. 26 was scrubbed at the last minute, it is now reported that the UK Treasury has finally given the delay-plagued program its approval.

Leonardo UK has landed a billion-dollar contract with the British government to build 23 new medium-lift helicopters (NMH) ...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finally greenlit the long-awaited New Medium Helicopter contract, awarding Leonardo – ...

London plans to award Leonardo a £1 billion ($1.35 billion) contract to deliver 23 of the super-medium utility helicopters, ...

A long-awaited £1bn government contract to build military helicopters at Leonardo's Somerset factory has been confirmed, a move which protects around 3,000 jobs. Leonardo will build 23 military ...

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday awarded a 1 billion pound ($1.35 billion)contract to Italian defence contractor ...

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the selection of the Leonardo Helicopters AW149 for its long-running New Medium ...

Leonardo Helicopters has been awarded a contract to build 23 new medium helicopters (NMH) for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at its site in Yeovil, Somerset. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the agreement ...

Leonardo will deliver the first AW149 in 2030 and the last in 2033.

Leonardo Helicopters has doubled down on its pursuit of a future tiltrotor aircraft, unveiling a new "optimised" design even as it ramps up flight testing of an EU-funded technology demonstrator.