Aerospace Manufacturing

The home of British helicopters

Leonardo in Yeovil has exported helicopters all over the world for more than eight decades

9th July 2024

Leonardo AW159 global fleet accrues over 100,000 flight hours

The multi-mission AW159 helicopter fleet has passed more than 100,000 flight hours. This achievement has been secured via the 72 AW159 helicopters currently in-service, operated by five operators, including the UK, Republic of South Korea (RoK) and the Philippines.

12th June 2024

Leonardo project manager scoops award

Kathryn Williamson Hall a programme manager for Radar production at Leonardo UK has been named Young Project Professional of the Year at the annual Association for Project Management (APM) Awards.

29th November 2023

Home of British Helicopters: Yeovil given official status

The Somerset town with a long history in aerospace has marked its proud heritage and bright future with official boundary signage and tributes to the “Home of British Helicopters.”

6th September 2023

Leonardo and Morson Projects sign partnership agreement

Leonardo and Morson Projects have signed a long-term Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA), which will enable the UK’s only onshore helicopter manufacturer to offload engineering work to augment the company’s existing highly skilled engineering capacity.

3rd April 2023

Leonardo offers career opportunities with Global Combat Air Programme

Leonardo wants to give experienced Luton and Bristol engineers a golden opportunity to re-enter industry, to work on one of its most exciting projects to date – the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

8th February 2023

Leonardo and SMEs on Destination Net Zero journey together

As part of Leonardo’s “Social Value” series, the company hosted the workshop “Destination Net Zero, Leonardo and Small Medium Enterprises working together on the journey” led by SWMAS (South West Manufacturing Advisory Service) at the iAero Centre in Yeovil, Somerset.

2nd December 2022

World first radar test breakthrough created by Leonardo

In what is believed to be a world first for industry, Leonardo engineers have created a fully automated end-to-end fighter jet radar array test facility at their site at Crewe Toll in Edinburgh.

10th October 2022

Leonardo and BAE Systems progress UK-Italy deal on FCAS

Leonardo and BAE Systems are actively progressing UK-Italy collaboration opportunities on a demonstrator aircraft as part of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, in the framework of a cooperation path launched by Italy and the UK in the defence sector.

20th July 2022

Leonardo digital electronics factories go live across the UK

Leonardo has launched a new data-driven approach to design and manufacturing at its electronics sites across the UK, with a new ‘common data environment’ going live, initially at sites in Edinburgh, Luton, Basildon and Southampton.

28th June 2022

Wildcat helicopter contract supports more than 300 UK jobs

A five-year £360m support and training contract for the Wildcat helicopter has been renewed with Leonardo Helicopters UK.

8th April 2022

UK and Japan to research new fighter jet sensor tech

The UK and Japan have signed a deal to jointly conduct research sensor technology to help fighter jets detect lethal threats.

17th February 2022

Leonardo is building a new advanced logistics hub in Yeovil

Building work will start shortly on a new single-site logistics facility at Leonardo’s helicopter site in Yeovil.

17th June 2021

Leonardo thinks ahead

The Yeovil site is making sure it stays at the leading edge of helicopter manufacturing. Ian Parker spoke to Leonardo’s business development and capability manager, Tom Egan at the company’s Yeovil site.

9th October 2019

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