£1.6bn Hawk deal for BAE and 218 Brough jobs saved

Posted on 23 May 2012

The UK-based defence firm has signed a £1.6bn deal to supply 22 Hawk Trainer jets to Saudi Arabia.

Following agreement between the Governments of Saudi Arabia and the UK, under the Saudi-British Defence Co-operation Programme, BAE Systems has been awarded a £1.6bn contract to support the aircrew training requirements of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). BAE was set to end the manufacture of the Hawk Trainer jets at its Brough factory in…

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