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Vision and Values

Excellence is at the core of everything we do at Finmeccanica – something which is translated through the following values:

  • Working with our customers as a trusted partner to build close and enduring national and international relationships based on detailed knowledge and understanding
  • Taking pride in the technical versatility and depth of our science-based organisation, and using our depth and breadth of expertise to provide leading-edge solutions for our customers 
  • We are a customer-focused network of companies which strives to ensure we understand what is required of us and how best we can meet and exceed expectation with superior, cost-effective solutions
  • In our complex markets, customers demand end-to-end solutions, so we are making through-life capability management a value-for-money reality
  • We recruit and develop talented and skilled people, and share learning and models of best practice across the international group
  • We are firmly committed to our corporate responsibility agenda which encompasses sustainable procurement, business ethics, and coltivating a culture of safety and community development
  • Above all, for the benefit of the UK economy, we continue to invest and are committed to excellence through innovation

Building upon these values, our vision is to be a partner of choice within the UK defence and security community by delivering outstanding end-to-end solutions.

Excellence through innovation

With a track-record dating back more than 60 years, Finmeccanica is committed to excellence and technological innovation, something shared by each of Finmeccanica’s operating companies in the UK. Each business is an acknowledged expert in its field, providing a depth of experience and proven track-records in their markets. Significant investment in our British-based world-class facilities and leading-edge technologies continues, further expanding our UK and international reach and expertise to create effective and flexible solutions.

In a climate when new threats are constantly emerging, Finmeccanica’s world-class combination of skills and resources enables us to meet the multi-faceted challenges of the defence and security markets. We translate customer requirements into timely, cost-effective programmes, employing the appropriate technology base and applying proven systems integration skills.

The strength to grow / develop

Finmeccanica UK has world-class capabilities that are setting the standard internationally for both performance and value-for-money, from rotorcraft to advanced targeting, from self-protection to lethality, and from secure communications to networking.

Our strong position across a range of capability areas and key programmes will keep us at the heart of UK defence requirements for years to come. Finmeccanica continues to strengthen the positions of our core rotary and defence electronics businesses by becoming a prominent Through-Life Capability Management provider, through customer partnerships and industrial alliances.

We are committed to stimulating sustainable growth by expanding the scope of our UK operations and developing innovative offerings in areas of increasing importance, such as security and resilience, Space, naval systems, unmanned aircraft systems, and the land battlespace.

Finmeccanica’s successful position in the UK marketplace also provides a basis for developing opportunities internationally, particularly in the USA. We have a tradition of partnering with US-based systems integrators, and have implemented successful joint programmes in major platforms and defence electronics systems. Finmeccanica's acquisition of DRS Technologies in 2008 adds impetus to this process.

DID YOU KNOW?

  1. Finmeccanica is the second largest defence company in the UK, employing 10,000 people
  2. Finmeccanica has invested nearly £2bn in the UK since 1995 and is the largest overseas investor in the UK defence sector
  3. Finmeccanica operates from 16 different locations/sites across the country from Christchurch to Edinburgh
  4. Finmeccanica in the UK was the first defence company to sign a strategic partnering agreement with the UK MOD
  5. Finmeccanica is the largest Italian investor in the UK
  6. Finmeccanica is the third largest exporter of defence products in the UK
  7. Finmeccanica invests around £200m in Research and Development in the UK
  8. In the UK, Finmeccanica has six Centres of Excellence for Research and Development
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