Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani told the UK Defence Secretary that continued delays to defence contract awards risk undermining the group's UK division, potentially jeopardising manufacturing and operations there. The warning highlights industrial exposure tied to MoD procurement timetables.
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The warning follows Leonardo's public stance that its Yeovil helicopter plant and UK manufacturing footprint are jeopardised if key UK defence programmes are not awarded on schedule: https://hype.aero/?story=0e69088a-effc-4b7f-bcaf-531537eb1d57
Delays risk disrupting live UK programmes and near-term industrial activity where Leonardo is already executing UK work, including the Proteus AW09-based crewless helicopter programme preparing for Royal Navy trials: https://hype.aero/?story=435bcd1f-1af3-4817-b6b7-624f9221fe47
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