The Royal Navy’s AW101 Merlin helicopters will receive maintenance under a £165 million contract extension. A thousand British jobs are said to be supported by a deal to strengthen the fleet of sub-hunting helicopters, according to a UK Ministry of Defence and...
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Hundreds of jobs secured at Leonardo’s helicopters facility in Yeovil

RNAS Culdrose Industry Event in June
RNAS Culdrose will be holding an Industry Event (pm) and an evening Station Reception on the 12 June 2025, the day will be broken down into two distinct events, although there will be an open invitation to those attending the afternoon to attend the evening event. ...