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      News in-depthAirbus SE
      Aviation is on ‘a precipice’: Airbus plots course to net zero for UK aerospace

      Pioneering British sector drives development of more fuel-efficient aircraft, but admits it is a ‘huge opportunity’ and a ‘big risk’

      Wings for the Airbus A320 in production at its factory in Broughton, north Wales
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      US-China relations
      Pentagon accuses China of accelerating nuclear build-up

      New report to Congress finds Beijing on track to exceed previous projections

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    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      US-China relations
      Pentagon accuses China’s fighter jets of ‘coercive’ acts in Indo-Pacific

      Defence department says Beijing making ‘centralised and concerted’ effort to intimidate US and allies

      A Chinese fighter jet in the course of conducting an intercept against a US aircraft in the South China Sea
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      LexRolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      Rolls-Royce: new chief needs steadier engine for long-term growth Premium content

      Tufan Erginbilgic must prevent costs from creeping back in to maintain share rally

      Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines at the Paris Air Show in 2017
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
      Rolls-Royce to cut up to 2,500 jobs in bid to streamline group

      Chief Tufan Erginbilgic pursues sweeping restructuring of aerospace and defence company

      A montage of Tufan Erginbilgic with a Rolls-Royce engine and logo in the background
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war tests US defence sector already strained by conflict in Ukraine

      Washington vows to increase supplies of precision missiles and other munitions to allies

      Artillery shell is fired towards Gaza
    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      News in-depthSemiconductors
      Taiwanese semiconductor suppliers target Europe’s next-generation factories

      Chemical companies in Asia have cornered cutting-edge chipmaking market as EU supply chain atrophied

      An employee of German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon holds a 300mm test wafer at the company’s plant in Dresden, Germany
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      UK defence industry
      BAE Systems wins £3.95bn contract for Aukus nuclear submarines

      Boats being built as part of security pact with US and Australia set to bring jobs and investment to Cumbria

      An artist’s impression of the Dreadnought-class submarine.
    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      LexBabcock International Group PLC
      Babcock: defence contractor emerges from the depths Premium content

      Sensible targets and good execution explain why investors are taking another look at unloved stock

      A Vanguard nuclear submarine maintained by Babcock
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Common global rules needed ahead of ‘flying taxi’ boom, UK regulator says

      Civil Aviation Authority head forecasts that air travel is on the brink of ‘new revolution’

      A Volocopter flying taxi on display at the Paris Air Show in June
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Airbus SE
      Airbus prepares to revamp senior leadership team

      European aerospace and defence champion to appoint dedicated head of civilian plane business

      Airbus chief executive officer Guillaume Faury
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Nato
      Nato’s €1bn venture fund offers defence start-ups an alternative to China

      US-led military alliance to boost financial clout for companies from ‘multi-sovereign’ VC investors

      A Nato soldier with a computer during military exercises
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      F-35 fighter jets can only fly 55% of time, US watchdog says

      Report on military’s $160mn combat aircraft comes days after one crashed in South Carolina

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    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      EU defence
      France and Germany back ‘milestone’ development in joint tank project

      MGCS plan would deliver modern combat systems as Ukraine conflict brings land warfare back to top of defence agenda

      Boris Pistorius and Sébastien Lecornu
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      UK defence spending
      Cost of UK’s new fleet of armed drones jumps 40%

      First of 16 US-made Protector aircraft will enter service late next year as price rises to £1.8bn

      A Protector aircraft taking off from RAF Waddington
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Thales SA
      Thales chief on the lookout for acquisitions

      Even after the recent €4bn deal spree, Patrice Caine is keen to bolster operations including cyber security

      SAMP-T air defence system
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Nasa signals turn to data-driven approach in search for UFOs

      US space agency may enlist ‘citizen scientists’ in drive to find out more about unexplained anomalous phenomena

      Gimbal is one of three US military videos of unidentified aerial phenomenon that has been through the official declassification review process of the United States government and has been approved for public release
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Helsing
      Defence tech start-up Helsing raises funds at €1.5bn valuation from Saab

      €209mn deal is latest example of sector defying VC downturn amid Ukraine war, and rising tensions between China and west

      Several screens in a room showing Helsing’s software
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Lex
      RTX/MTU/Melrose: engine recall means risk now defines partnership Premium content

      This is the beginning of a long and costly process for the partners

      A Wizz Air Airbus A320 at Luton airport
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Berlin considers stake in Thyssenkrupp marine unit to accelerate spin-off

      Scale of orders poses challenge to interested private equity groups

      The two men stand in front of a large image of a submarine under water, alongside a Thyssenkrupp logo
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Renk plans Frankfurt listing to fund overseas growth

      Specialist in tank gear boxes has benefited from growing insecurity

      A Leopard 2 tank during a Nato exercise in Lithuania
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      FT SeriesThe Return of Big Government
      The ‘eye-watering’ cost of ending the peace dividend

      Defence ministers increasingly fear voters will not accept the high price of military deterrence

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    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Aviation accidents and safety
      RTX hit with $3bn charge from Pratt & Whitney aero engine recall

      Hundreds of aircraft to be grounded in setback for airlines already struggling with demand

    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      News in-depthUK economy
      A northern English town looks to BAE Systems to help it ‘level up’

      Barrow-in-Furness hopes the UK defence company’s bulging order book will serve to regenerate the area

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    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      German politics
      Top German defence official vows to speed up procurement in response to Ukraine war

      Annette Lehnigk-Emden says agency is pushing back against bureaucracy as part of security overhaul by Berlin

      Annette Lehnigk-Emden in Koblenz last month
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