Business Matters

3,000 jobs at risk unless MoD confirms helicopter order, industry warns

Up to 3,000 jobs at Leonardo’s Yeovil helicopter factory are at risk unless the Ministry of Defence confirms a £1bn military ...

Helicopter site to close unless deal signed - MP

Leonardo Helicopters is the sole bidder for the government's New Medium Helicopters (NMH) contract.

UK’s last military helicopter factory ‘weeks from closure’ with 3,300 jobs at risk

THE UK’s last military helicopter factory is at the brink of closure if ministers do not sign off on a new contract. One of ...

UK's last helicopter factory set to close - 3,000 manufacturing jobs at risk

Despite fears over WW3 erupting due to increased Russian aggression, the government is being accused of dragging their heels ...

'We can't wait any longer over helicopter factory's future'

Workers at Leonardo in Yeovil react to an urgent debate in Parliament about the site's future.
Insider Media

Leonardo Helicopters factory ‘weeks from closure’ unless MoD signs order - reports

Leonardo Helicopters must land a long-awaited Ministry of Defence order within weeks in order to secure thousands of jobs in Somerset, according to reports.
The Spectator AustraliaOpinion

Why won’t the government buy the RAF new helicopters?

Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement last February that the government would increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP ...