BAE Systems confirmed it will stop manufacturing at its Brough, East Yorkshire plant next year, as part of its plans to cut costs to remain competitive.
Production at the aircraft factory, which employs 1,300 people, will end after almost a century, resulting in 845 redundancies. The site, howev…
General Dynamics’ new modular armour system for the British Army’s Specialist Vehicle family meets demanding STANAG – NATO Stardardisation Agreement – levels for mine protection, the company announced.
Following a series of blast trials conducted at Otterburn ranges in Northum…
ADS today welcomed the Department for Business Innovation and Skills initiative See Inside Manufacturing, an initiative which gives Aerospace & Defence an opportunity to engage schools, colleges and universities to help inspire future generations of engineers.
See Inside Manufacturin…
BAE Systems Submarines in Barrow has revealed it will create an additional 280 jobs this year, adding to its already 5,000-strong workforce.
According to the North-West Evening Mail, the 280 new positions will include 100 professional engineers, 30 designers, 30 test and commissioning enginee…
Work has begun on ‘Block 2’ of the second new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales. Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral George Zambellas cut the first steel in a ceremony at BAE Systems’ Portsmouth production facility to mark the occasion.
The section under construction at BAE Systems’ Portsmouth…
BAE Systems’ full-year sales in 2011 fell 14% to £19.2bn, following a difficult year for the global defence industry and an expensive period including acquisitions in markets such as cyber security.
BAE Systems posted headline sales of £19.2bn in its full year report today, down from £22.4bn in 20…
Mergers and acquisitions in the defence and aerospace sector have reached the highest level on record, with the aggregate global deal value topping $43.7bn, PwC has said.
In 2002, there were only 173 deals, valued at $12.9bn (£7.6bn). Both the deal value and volume has broken all previous figures o…
The defence manufacturer will recruit 265 apprentices across its UK business in 2012, down from the 290 apprentices it hired last year.
The announcement coincides with the start of National Apprenticeship Week, 6-10 February 2012, and includes 136 new apprenticeship starts at its submarine bui…
Defence firm QinetiQ is to provide its E-X-Drive transmission as the key component of a hybrid electric drive propulsion system for BAE Systems’ £283.9m Ground Combat Vehicle contract.
The E-X-Drive transmission for electric drive tracked vehicles was selected because of its step forward from …
These are tough times for the UK defence manufacturing industry as budgets tighten and the industry struggles to bridge significant skills gaps. But in the face of this challenge the sector is fostering some of the brightest young engineering talent. To showcase this, the aerospace, defence and s…
