Finmeccanica welcomes PM's plans for closer Government and Industry ties

Farnborough  14 July 2015 11:00

Following the British Prime Minister's announcement at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014, about investing further in capabilities for the armed forces and the Defence Growth Partnership – which aims to secure a thriving UK defence sector – Finmeccanica UK Chief Executive, Alberto de Benedictis, said: "Defence is an important contributor to the UK economy and a strategy to support its growth into the future, shared between Government and Industry, is the best assurance of its long term success. Finmeccanica is a major investor in British defence and we look forward to supporting to DGP."