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Leonardo bags Merlin MK4 life extension contract

Summary by UK Defence Journal
Leonardo Helicopters has been awarded a £14.6 million contract by the Ministry of Defence to assess how best to extend the service life of the Royal Navy’s fleet of Merlin Mk4 and Mk4A helicopters into the 2040s. The contract forms part of the second phase of the Merlin Out of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP), and will be carried out at Leonardo’s Yeovil site in Somerset. The Merlin Mk4 and Mk4A are operated by the Royal Navy’s Commando …
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UK Defence Journal broke the news in on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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