New Medium Helicopter competition remains “sensitive”, says UK MoD
Leonardo's AW149 is the sole helicopter platform in the running for the NMH contract. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Jakub Halun)
This statement comes as concerns were raised by union workers at Leonardo’s Yeovil site about the ongoing timeline of the UK’s New Medium Helicopter programme.
In the wake of the UK’s announced defence cuts on ageing rotorcraft, the question of whether the UK will have adequate capacity to meet growing threats has been raised following further concerns over the timeline of its New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme.
Now, the general secretary of UK Union Unite has called on UK Secretary of Defence John Healey to act on the UK government’s commitment to build the NMH programme at Leonardo’s site in Yeovil. The site supports 2,800 employed workers, with thousands more operating as contractors or within its supply chain.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “These
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