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Leonardo Helicopters misses out on £423M deal as South Korea military switches to US rival for political reasons
The loss of the huge deal, thought to be worth nearly half a billion pounds, has been described as a blow for the Yeovil plant
It is reported that political pressure from the US government and president Donald Trump (left) was the reason for the Korean military and Korean president Moon Jae-in (right) choosing to buy from US giant Lockheed Martin, rather than purchasing a fleet of AW159 Wildcats (centre) from Leonardo Helicopters
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