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UK MoD awards Leonardo with £1 billion New Medium Helicopter contract

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UK MoD awards Leonardo with £1 billion New Medium Helicopter contract

2nd March 2026

The £1 billion contract has secured jobs at Leonardo’s Yeovil site and will provide the British forces with 23 new medium-lift helicopters.

February land forces roundup: ST Engineering and Russia lift the lid on new platforms

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February land forces roundup: ST Engineering and Russia lift the lid on new platforms

27th February 2026

This month we saw a major presence from Turkish, Russian and Chinese companies at the World Defense Show with new vehicles from major suppliers, while elsewhere there were evolving mortar programmes and artillery modernisation efforts.

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