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On 15 February, Leonardo announced that it is investing in a new high-technology science and engineering facility at Newcastle Helix, a ground-breaking 24-acre city centre development that brings together industry leaders, businesses, and top researchers into an internationally renowned innovation cluster. The company expects to employ over 200 people at the new site, generating over £185M of economic benefit in the region over the next ten years.
With the award of the Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation (SAR 2G) contract by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to Bristow, who will work in partnership with 2Excel Aviation, Leonardo UK will continue to support rescue operations over the UK for years to come. Discover more about Leonardo's ongoing involvement such as providing components for the new AW139 helicopters and the E-scan radars which equip the MCA’s customised Beechcraft King Air aircraft.
On Time to Talk Day 2023, Leonardo’s Tom Fox explains how volunteering is helping him deal with mental health challenges he has experienced, as well as enabling him to support other people both within Leonardo and externally through the Dorset branch leading mental health charity, Mind. Find out more...
Yeovil-based Leonardo colleagues, Sophie Harrison and Kayley Manns, both took home awards in their respective categories at the Make UK 2022 Manufacturing Award finals. Sophie, a Production Material Support Planner who recently completed her Leonardo apprenticeship at our Yeovil site, was named winner of the Business Apprentice Final Year award. Kayley, a final year craft mechanical apprentice also based at the Home of British Helicopters, won the Engineering Apprentice Rising Star award.
We kick off 2023 and by looking back at headlines generated by Leonardo over the last 12 months. From the start of the year which saw our engineers across the across the country being recognised for their achievements, to our Edinburgh team being awarded a Queen’s Award to Innovation and ending the year with news of Leonardo’s role in the next generation Global Air Combat Programme, it’s been another year to remember for those working at Leonardo. Find out more:
UK industry to play key role in new Global Combat Air Programme, delivering next phase of combat air fighter jet development. The UK’s sovereign industry partners, under Team Tempest, will support the significant endeavour announced on 09 December 2022 by the Governments of the UK, Japan and Italy, which will see the three nations build a truly international programme, with a shared ambition to develop a next generation fighter aircraft under a new Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
Trainees working at Leonardo in Yeovil - the Home of British Helicopters - have created an imaginative and memorable tour of the business for visitors from the local charity, The Hub Yeovil, who were welcomed on-site to immerse themselves in helicopter technology.
With this year’s Carers Rights Day (23 November) focused on the cost of caring, Paul Lord, a Principal Internal Assessor at Leonardo UK, details the financial and wellbeing challenges he faced when trying to find suitable care for his mum and grandma, before eventually managing to locate a day care centre that provided much-needed support. Read more...
Designed from the outset to meet a wide range of demanding missions on the modern battlefield, the Leonardo AW149 multi-role helicopter provides a layered approach to survivability. Discover how the platform was designed with battlefield survivability in mind, with a focus on the airframe’s crashworthiness and minimised susceptibility to enemy fire, in addition to its next generation Defensive Aids System and external weapons options to protect the aircrew and aircraft.
As colleagues around Leonardo commemorated Remembrance Day 2022, the company was proud to announce the launch of its latest employee-led network group: Armed Forces. The new group is open to all Leonardo employees, and is focused on supporting those who have served in the Armed Forces, whether as a Regular or Reserve. The group also provides a forum for those spouses or partners of serving members as well as allies who wish to learn more about the experiences of those who the company works alongside day by day. read more...
