The UK has signed a contract with an Italian defense company for £ 1 billion.

The UK has signed a £1 billion contract with the Italian defense company Leonardo. This was reported by Reuters on March 2.

"The UK government has announced that Leonardo will provide the British armed forces with 23 new medium—lift helicopters to work in conjunction with unmanned aerial vehicles," the publication says.

It is specified that 40% of production will be produced in Yeovil in the south-west of England, which will provide 3.3 thousand jobs.

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