Driving Leonardo’s strong first half was the defence sector which was responsible for 69% of new orders. Image Leonardo
Leonardo Helicopters’ half-year report makes pleasant reading for the company’s investors, with new orders valued at EUR 4.529 billion posted for the half – an increase of 33% compared with the same period in 2025. As a result, the value of the company’s order book has risen by EUR 1.609 billion to EUR 16.629 billion. Revenues too have risen in the half with 81 aircraft delivered versus 72 last year with takings up by 4.1% year on year to EUR 2,904 billion as a result. This lead to an Earnings Before Interest Taxation Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) of EUR202 million and improvement of 4% on the 2025 result.
In its half-year report, the company points to significant gains made in the defence side of its business which was responsible for 69% of the value of the orders taken in the period notable among these was the order for 23 AW149s from the UK for its New Medium Helicopter requirement as well as the extension of the Integrated Merlin Operational Support (IMOS) programme also from the UK as well as significant AW101 orders from other non-EU customers as the driving force behind the growth in orders and backlog value. Also driving the earnings improvement is a growth in customer support, services and training activities.
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