Pacific Future Forum 2021
Helicopters Electronics Supporting the future of UK Defence & Security CSG Sustainability Future UK Prosperity Skills Heritage

Leonardo participated at the Pacific Future Forum 2021 (20-21 October) on-board the HMS Prince of Wales in Portsmouth and online. The international summit was hosted by the UK Government and was dedicated to strengthening the defence, security, technology, and trading relationships between democratic nations, bringing together political, military, business and technology leaders.

During the Pacific Future Forum, Leonardo showcased some of its capability and expertise that puts it among the top ten global players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Our wide international presence sees us design, develop and manufacture multi-mission rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned platforms, systems and sensors, and integrated solutions, services and support for the air, land, maritime, space, electro-magnetic and cyber domains.

Supporting the future of UK Defence & Security

Supporting the future of UK Defence & Security

Leonardo in the UK plays a leading role on several major programmes, as part of the UK Government's 'Global Britain' vision, including Strategic Partnering Agreement on Rotary Wing future requirements, Tempest Future Combat Air System, RAF Typhoon Radar 2 (ECRS Mk2), and updates and in-service support for Wildcat, Merlin and Apache helicopters.

Read more about how Leonardo is supporting the future of UK Defence & Security

Supporting the UK Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group

Leonardo is proud to be supporting the Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group through our role as strategic partner to the UK Ministry of Defence and one of the UK's leading equipment suppliers to the UK armed forces.

Discover how Leonardo is contributing to the CSG

Supporting the UK Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group

Sustainability

Sustainability

Leonardo integrates sustainability into all aspects of our business to create long-term value and generate positive economic, social and environmental impacts for the company and our stakeholders.

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Driving Britain's Prosperity through Inspiration, Invention and Engineering

As set out in this independent report by Oxford Economics research firm, published in July 2024, Leonardo’s UK operations contributes £2.5 billion to the economy annually, supporting more than 31,000 British jobs. With our focus on high-value work, our employees are shown to be 60% more productive than the average UK worker.

Executive Summary: The Contribution of Leonardo to the UK Economy (July 2024)
Full report: The Contribution of Leonardo to the UK Economy (July 2024)
Further details of the Oxford Economic Report

Driving Britain's Prosperity through Inspiration, Invention and Engineering

Skills – developing our people

Skills – developing our people

Leonardo employs over 8,500 people highly skilled people across the UK. We are one of the UK’s largest employers of engineering apprentices and graduates, investing around £3.5 million on employee training and development annually, and actively support STEM curricula.

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Leonardo's UK heritage

Leonardo makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, as it has done since late the 19th century, through its various guises. Over this time, many companies have merged and been acquired, culminating in the establishment of Leonardo in the UK in January 2017.

See the full timeline of Leonardo's UK heritage dating back to 1882

Leonardo's UK heritage