Helikopter - Leonardo spiller på "Britishness" i salgsfremstøt - DefenseNews

Norge har en pågående konkurranse om nytt hær-helikopter og helikopter for spesialstyrkene hvor også Airbus, Sikorsky og Boeing er med. (Red.)

Leonardo trumpets Britishness of its UK medium-helicopter bid

By Andrew Chuter

 Sep 15, 05:38 PM

Leonardo said it already had 70 organizations in the local supply chain, and Nick Whitney, the boss of Leonardo Helicopters in the UK, said there were others in the pipeline.

Whitney said that while winning the competition for the medium helicopter was not do-or-die for the Yeovil site, a decision in favor of another bidder would see Leonardo question the future levels of investment in Britain by the Italian-based company. “My concern would be if our own MoD doesn’t show confidence in the rotary-wing provider which is already established in the UK, that does lead to questions,” Whitney said.