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Leonardo UK selected for £1 billion contract for new medium helicopters (NMH) - which could work alongside uncrewed aircraft - to support defence operations around the globe.
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The Defence Secretary, John Healey, and his Norwegian counterpart, Tore O. Sandvik, today signed an historic agreement to enhance the strategic partnership between the UK and Norway
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Thousands of skilled UK jobs have been secured for years to come as the UK and Türkiye sign a deal worth up to £8 billion for 20 UK Typhoon fighter jets – the biggest fighter jet exports deal in a...
Top Benefits of the UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement
The Prime Minister has secured a Scotch whisky tariff cut in China worth £250 million to the UK economy.
Record-breaking investment into the UK of £150 billon unveiled during historic US State Visit, boosting jobs and catapulting growth
Milestone deal secures UK’s medicines access for patients, with a wide range of groundbreaking new treatments to reach NHS front-line quicker.
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