Like Airbus, Leonardo’s bid centres around a strong social value offering, Its AW149 will be built in Yeovil, Somerset and around 70 UK companies will benefit from the supply chain.Īmerican aerospace manufacturers are also in the running for the NMH contract, Bell is offering its 525 Relentless Lockheed Martin the S-70M Black Hawk and AceHawk Aerospace are offering pre-owned and upgraded Black Hawk variants, though the company is UK based. Head of Airbus Broughton plant Jerome Blandin (left) Alyn and Deeside Mp Marl Tami (right)Īirbus faces stiff competition for the contract, Leonardo is offering its AW149 which is already in operation with the Egyptian Navy, the Royal Thai Army and the Polish Army recently ordered 32 of them. Airbus is “pretty exceptional at the militarisation of helicopters.” He said. Lenny Brown, who has flown the H175M himself said the most complicated aspect of the H175M “isn’t the helicopter itself, It’s all the mission systems, communication systems, defensive aid suites, weapon systems, and so on. The base H175 helicopter is made in France, but Lenny Brown, the boss of Airbus Helicopters UK and former Commanding Officer of the Commando Helicopter Force, said “Broughton will be a production line, parts will come in and aircraft will come out the other end.” Speaking to Airbus officials on Friday it is not altogether clear how much work will be carried out at Broughton if the bid is successful.
The creation of an H175M production facility at Broughton is a critical part of the Airbus proposal to the UK Government, maximising social value from the project.Ī new H175M manufacturing facility at Airbus Broughton will have the potential to bring hundreds of highly skilled new jobs to the region both directly and within the supply chain.
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The size of the prize locally goes beyond the value of the MoD contract. Here is the helicopter that could bring hundreds of jobs to Airbus Broughton – the H175M /qAauDN2EOP The contract also includes five years of support, from the training of new pilots, aircrew and instructors to logistical and service support.
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