7,000

UK employees at five sites

Edinburgh

1,800 employees

Radar systems

Glasgow

Luton

1,000

Electronic warfare

system design

Basildon

1,000

Imaging and

communications

systems

Southampton

400

Communications and

air traffic products

London

Yeovil

2,800

Lynx helicopters

The chief executive of the Italian-owned helicopter maker, Alessandro Profumo, has said a no-deal Brexit ‘would be a problem because we have a significant presence in the UK’, with helicopter parts crossing in and out of the country repeatedly.

 

The Italian defence group, which bought AgustaWestland in 2016, said it was crucial for the UK to remain engaged with EU defence programmes.

7,000

UK employees at five sites

The chief executive of the Italian-owned helicopter maker, Alessandro Profumo, has said a no-deal Brexit ‘would be a problem because we have a significant presence in the UK’, with helicopter parts crossing in and out of the country repeatedly.

 

The Italian defence group, which bought AgustaWestland in 2016, said it was crucial for the UK to remain engaged with EU defence programmes.

Edinburgh

1,800 employees

Radar systems

Glasgow

Luton

1,000

Electronic warfare

system design

Basildon

1,000

Imaging and

communications

systems

Southampton

400

Communications and

air traffic products

London

Yeovil

2,800

Lynx helicopters