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Rachel Reeves ‘to give go-ahead’ for £1bn military helicopter deal

Reports say chancellor to sign contract with Italy’s Leonardo, saving 3,000 manufacturing jobs at Yeovil factory

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27

3,000 jobs at risk unless MoD signs helicopter order, sources say

Skilled workers at Leonardo Helicopters fear it will close Yeovil site if Ministry of Defence delays awarding contract

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11

Future of UK Helicopter Production in Jeopardy as Italian Firm Warns Time Is Running Out for £1BN MoD Deal

Leonardo warns its UK helicopter plant faces closure unless the MoD awards a £1bn deal to replace the RAF's ageing Puma fleet.

International Business Times UK · Nov 12, 2025

Italy's Draghi set to sign deal in Algeria to ease Russia gas fix- sources

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi will visit Algeria on Monday to sign an agreement to ramp up gas imports, two sources said, as Rome steps up efforts to tap alternative flows following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2022

Italian minister: Climate talks include fund governance

Government officials and diplomats from the world’s most climate-polluting nations are grappling with the issue of how to govern the vast funds being pledged to fight climate change

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022