Italian-owned company wants British government to place order for replacement for RAF’s Puma fleet
The Italian-owned helicopter-maker Leonardo has said it may reconsider a proposed £1bn investment into UK manufacturing if the government does not choose it to deliver a replacement for the Royal Air Force’s Puma fleet.
The Ministry of Defence announced in the spring that it wanted to replace the Puma and eventually three other models. The RAF has used the Puma since the 1970s, and upgraded versions have been used extensively to carry troops in wars including the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
