AgustaWestland wins two contracts from UK Ministry of Defence, worth £760m

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the award of two contracts by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), together valued at £760m (approximately €910m), to convert 25 AW101 Merlin helicopters for maritime operations under the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP) and to provide the Apache AH Mk.1 Attack Helicopter fleet with comprehensive support and maintenance services for five years. The contracts were announced on January 29th, by The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Defence, during a visit to AgustaWestland’s facility in Yeovil, England.