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Government awards contracts worth £350m for new Trident submarines
Tuesday 22 May 2012
The Government today awarded contracts worth £350 million to UK companies to design the next generation of nuclear submarines.
Pay and eco protesters head for City
Sunday 06 May 2012
Trinity Mirror favourite for shareholder rebellion while Centrica is target for anti-nuclear activists
Cytec snaps up Formula One composite maker
Friday 13 April 2012
Umeco, the manufacturer behind the strong but light composite material used to build every Formula One car on the grid, was yesterday sold to a rival for £274m.
'Major milestone' for new warship
Monday 09 April 2012
The “largest and most powerful warship” ever built for the Royal Navy is beginning to take shape as two massive sections of HMS Queen Elizabeth were joined together today.
BAE Systems win £446m contract
Friday 30 March 2012
Defence giant BAE Systems has received a five-year, £446 million contract to provide a range of engineering support services for the fleet of Typhoon jets.
BAE systems expands jets operation
Friday 23 March 2012
Defence giant BAE Systems will today open a new manufacturing facility at one of its UK sites, marking another milestone in production of the F-35 military jet.
BAE workers continue fight for jobs
Thursday 22 March 2012
Workers at a BAE Systems site have vowed to fight a decision to end manufacturing with the loss of hundreds of jobs.
BAE defence firm workers agree pay cut
Thursday 15 March 2012
Workers at two BAE Systems factories have voted to take a pay cut to save around 150 jobs, agreeing to one day of unpaid leave a month for the next two years.
New fighter jets contract to boost jobs
Monday 12 March 2012
Thousands of jobs are to be created in the UK aerospace industry under a new programme of fighter jet-building.
BAE confirms job losses at aircraft factory
Thursday 01 March 2012
Defence giant BAE Systems has confirmed that manufacturing will end at one its aircraft factories, axing hundreds of jobs and delivering a “devastating” blow to workers.
David Cameron disappointed over India jet-fighter deal
Wednesday 01 February 2012
David Cameron expressed “disappointment” today that a French firm had beaten BAE Systems to become preferred bidder for a major fighter plane contract with India.
Eurofighter loses Indian jet contract to French firm
Wednesday 01 February 2012
The Indian government said yesterday that it was entering into exclusive talks with French company Dassault Aviation to provide 126 jets, delivering a devastating blow to the Eurofighter consortium that was hoping to secure the $12 billion (£7.6bn) deal.
Blow for BAE as India picks Dassault jet
Wednesday 01 February 2012
The Indian government said yesterday it was entering into exclusive talks with the French company Dassault Aviation to provide 126 jets, delivering a devastating blow to the Eurofighter consortium that was hoping to secure the $12bn deal.
BAE Systems in talks with Oman over fighter aircraft deal
Monday 23 January 2012
Defence giant BAE Systems is in talks with the Government of Oman to supply a number of Typhoon fighter aircraft, which would be delivered within three years of a contract being signed.
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