Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A helicopter maker said it has had "good dialogue" with the government about a delayed contract decision that has left 3,000 ...

A decision will be made on a contract that could secure the UK's last military helicopter factory before the end of March, the government has said. Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil, Somerset, is the ...

Workers at one of the world's biggest defence firms have decided to go ahead with their strike action. More than 3,000 aerospace workers at manufacturer Leonardo's Basildon, Edinburgh, Luton, ...

A £1bn government contract to build military helicopters at a Somerset factory has been hailed as "outstanding news" by the area's MP. On Saturday the Italian manufacturer confirmed the company would ...

Workers at one of the world's biggest defence firms have decided to suspend their strike action following a new pay offer. About 3,000 employees at Leonardo, which runs the UK's only helicopter ...