British arms maker BAE Systems is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs at its shipbuilding yards in Scotland and southern England Continue reading
The 1,368 BAE Systems workers who repair and upgrade warships in San Diego have been notified that they’re at risk of being laid off because Congress hasn’t passed a new budget. Lawmakers approved a so-called continuing resolution last year that has kept government going. But it expires on March 27, threatening funding for everything from … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
BAE Systems, Britain’s biggest defence contractor, has brushed aside a plea by David Cameron to save high-level manufacturing jobs and is proceeding to axe around 2,000 posts. The worst-hit plant will be Brough in East Yorkshire, where BAE is to make 750 compulsory redundancies and end manufacturing – a move described by trade unions as … Continue reading