Bae Systems Share Discussion Threads

[vikingwarrier] 25/1/2018 08:18

It used to have the Union Jack but the Saudis complained. They do not allow a cross anywhere in kingdom. Ans BAE had them on overalls and everywhere. So they had to change the logo. But that was years ago now.

[ribblewader] 25/1/2018 07:23

VW, pardon. What are you on about

[pete123456] 25/1/2018 05:45

why the fall yesterday ?

[owenski] 17/1/2018 15:07

What did they think it did when they first bought it?

[lurker] 17/1/2018 13:53

Dangers of ethical investing revealed:

Papers report today (only announced yesterday) that Norwegian State Fund sold its holding of BAE in March 2016 (when price around £5) because they discovered that the company made weapons and so was "unethical". I bought more yesterday!

[wad collector] 12/1/2018 13:11

Almost as if they were guessing?

[squidsgone] 11/1/2018 12:30

UBS upgrade - gone the other way to JPMorgan

[babbler] 11/1/2018 12:04

So a lot higher then

[fangorn2] 05/1/2018 13:51

JPMORGAN CUTS BAE SYSTEMS PRICE TARGET TO 555 (595) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'

[fangorn2] 05/1/2018 13:46

Supersonic. Hypersonic Is the U.S. Military's New Speed
This article by Justin Bachman for Bloomberg may be of interest to subscribers. Here is a section:




Boeing Co.’s XS-1 (Experimental Spaceplane), which the company dubs “Phantom Express,” got a green light this week by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa. The XS-1 is designed to quickly lift satellites as heavy as 3,000 pounds into orbit for $5 million or less, launching from the ground, deploying a small upper-stage module, and then landing like a traditional airplane—the key to reuse and lower operating expense. Darpa also has a separate program aimed at launching 100-pound satellites for less than $1 million per launch, using conventional aircraft.

“The XS-1 would be neither a traditional airplane nor a conventional launch vehicle but rather a combination of the two, with the goal of lowering launch costs by a factor of ten and replacing today’s frustratingly long wait time with launch on demand,” Jess Spoonable, a Darpa program manager, said in a May 24 statement.


Eoin Treacy's view
It has long occurred to me that the stealth bomber had its maiden flight in the late 1980s, but only entered service years later. Then I think about how different the original iPhone is from what I carry around.

[fangorn2] 05/1/2018 13:40

Ultra Electronics Holdings, down 7.7%. The defence contractor's shares were lower amid a report that the UK defence review has been delayed. "The real driver for this morning's down move may in fact be last night's news of a delay to the UK defence review while solutions are sought for a GBP20 billion funding black hole at the MoD, and amid political backlash since the internal appointment of chief Tory whip Gavin Williamson as defence secretary," said Accendo Markets analyst Mike Van Dulken. Ultra will release a trading statement next Thursday. Peer Cobham was down 2.5%.

"Defence review delayed.

This blackhole is due to Trident renewal being included in defence budget isnt it?

Best, if that's the case, to fund Trident renewal from general taxation imo. Otherwise our Armed forces will get cut to the bone.

Which clearly, given the instability globally, would not be wise at all.

[chiefbrody] 29/12/2017 21:39

557! Let's hope you're not right again!630p again for me then.USA due a correction which will drag the whole world down.Be good for long term investors mind.

[chiefbrody] 29/12/2017 10:16

2017 share price predictions (from earlier on this year).

chiefbrody 630
philanderer 750
RibbleWader 720
Fangorn2 580


Congrats to Fangorn2. Grrr. Poor year share price wise.

Anyone like to put their predictions in for 2018?

[babbler] 22/12/2017 13:57

Sensationalism sells... It was less than 2 bath full lol.

[wad collector] 19/12/2017 10:38

HMS Queen Elizabeth: Leak found on new aircraft carrier
This is the number one item on BBC news today, the nature of news. Another day it would be as exciting as a builders snag list on a new house....

[minerve] 18/12/2017 12:44

If we stopped selling arms to Saudi they would most likely get less accurate arms from elsewhere and trade with governments or other groups that aren't interested in holding them to some account for their actions. Oxfam should be content that it is us that the Saudis are doing business with or there would be more bloodshed than there already is.

Some of these people can't think beyond tomorrow.

[losos] 18/12/2017 12:32

wad - "suspect no-one thinks it will happen!"

And my guess is you are right but what annoys me is that these people can still cause a lot of trouble and make life difficult. They don't care about the welfare of the employees and the families, just sit in their ivory towers and pontificate on a theoretical world which will never happen.

[wad collector] 18/12/2017 10:09

I see Oxfam's call for a Saudi arms boycott not impinged on share price today; suspect no-one thinks it will happen!

[chiefbrody] 11/12/2017 17:52

Disappointing day share price wise.2017 Y/E prediction in the bag for someone lol.

[losos] 11/12/2017 14:22

Minerve - There is something wrong with society of that there is no doubt. Identifying where humans have gone wrong is not so easy to do.

[ribblewader] 11/12/2017 10:23

Old and not a success on the sales front. Dont think BAE rely on EU now, Typhoon is multi national consortium. Not many companies, outside of USA can afford to design, develop, produce and sell aircraft without collaberation somewhere.