BAE Systems has been awarded £656m for the development of the new Tempest fighter jet. The funding will both protect and create hundreds of jobs at the defence giant's Lancashire factories.

BAE Systems has announced plans to recruit 1,000 engineers to help develop the new Tempest fighter jet. The majority of the roles will be based in Samlesbury and Warton in Lancashire, while others ...

The aerospace giants developing Britain’s next generation Tempest fighter ... of the aircraft amid fears for the future of the multibillion-pound programme. Engineers from BAE Systems, Italy ...

BAE Systems, with a plant in Samlesbury ... However, the company’s Tornado and Typhoon jets, which the new fighter-bombers will replace, have found their biggest customer in Saudi Arabia ...

Labour could be set to use the autumn statement to cut the defence budget with fears major military projects such as a multi-billion pound new fighter jet to replace the RAF Typhoon could be axed.

Paul Earnshaw, a spokesman for BAE Systems, said ... The Lightning I was a supersonic jet fighter from the Cold War era. It was known for its great speed and being the first aircraft in ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has received the last of its Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 multirole combat aircraft into service, with the announcement on 27 September that deliveries from BAE Systems ...

Last year, BAE Systems announced a £40m contract to produce high-tech fighter pilot helmets for the RAF’s fleet of Typhoon fighter jets, which are on standby round-the-clock to defend and ...

HAMPSHIRE aerospace group BAE Systems has won a contract from the US government to develop a system to protect passenger jets from shoulder-fired missile attacks by terrorists. The US Department ...

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday stressed the importance of a fighter jet programme with Italy and Japan after ...