BAE Systems has secured a boost for British manufacturing and safeguarded 6,000 jobs after agreeing a £2.5bn contract with Oman for Typhoon and Hawk military aircraft.
Britain’s largest defence contractor and manufacturing employer is targeting growth markets such as the Middle East as part of a strategic imperative that has become even more urgent in the wake of the failure to agree a £25bn merger with EADS, the owner of aerospace company Airbus. The contract is for the delivery of 12 Typhoon and eight Hawk training aircraft from 2017 onwards.
David Cameron hailed the deal as he visited Oman on Friday, saying it would maintain 6,000 jobs at BAE sites in Lancashire and Yorkshire. BAE’s main aerospace sites are in Warton and Samlesbury near Preston, where the bulk of the work will take place, with the Brough site in Yorkshire building some Hawk components.
“Boosting exports is vital for economic growth and that’s why I’m doing all I can to promote British business in the fastest growing markets so they can thrive in the global race,” Cameron said. “Every country in the world has a right to self-defence and I’m determined to put Britain’s first-class defence industry at the forefront of this market, supporting 300,000 jobs across the country.”
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