Submarine upgrade protects 2,000 UK jobs
Posted on 26 Mar 2012 by
A £350m contract to upgrade nuclear submarine HMS Vengeance could safeguard up to 2,000 UK jobs, the defence secretary is due to announce this morning.
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BAE Systems opens extended F-35 manufacturing facility
Posted on 23 Mar 2012 by
The latest phase of the new F-35 fifth generation stealthy fighter jet manufacturing facility opened today in Samlesbury, Lancashire.
BAE System’s fifth Type 45 vessel off to sea trials
Posted on 12 Mar 2012 by
Defender, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her second and final stage of sea trials off the west coast of Scotland, before the handover to the Royal Navy later this year.
A growth test for new government initiatives: BAE’s Dick Olver at the EEF Conference
Posted on 8 Mar 2012 by
Chairman of BAE Systems Dick Olver asked the government to apply a 'growth test' to new policies designed to help industry, and said the UK must focus on "the right skills in the right places at the right time", at the EEF National Manufacturing Conference on March 6th.
MBDA trainees team up in challenge to find the UK’s best apprentices
Posted on 5 Mar 2012 by
A team of trainees from defence and missile manufacturer MBDA are set to battle it out this month for the title of ‘Best National Apprentice Team.’
Eight apprentices based at the company’s Lostock factory will go head-to-head against seven other teams across the country in the Brathay Appre…
Hundreds of job to be axed as BAE Systems’ site closes
Posted on 1 Mar 2012 by
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, howe…
Testing confirms General Dynamics’ armour system meets MoD conditions
Posted on 28 Feb 2012 by
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 Nor…
Aerospace and defence highlights opportunities to young people
Posted on 23 Feb 2012 by Tim Brown
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 to create 280 jobs at Barrow shipyard
Posted on 17 Feb 2012 by Tim Brown
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…
BAE Systems begins construction of next aircraft carrier
Posted on 17 Feb 2012 by
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’ Po…