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[ribblewader] 27/12/2019 09:34

Record-breaking apprentice intake set as UK programmes ramp up


We will recruit more than 800 apprentices in the UK in 2020 – the highest number ever recruited.
The new recruits will join one of more than 25 apprenticeship programmes across our Air, Maritime, Land and Cyber divisions, benefitting from tailored schemes that combine recognised qualifications with on-the-job training.

[ribblewader] 27/12/2019 09:28

First flight of ‘most advanced variant of Eurofighter’ takes place

The first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) configured for the Kuwaiti Air Force has successfully completed its first flight.

The aircraft is the first to fly the Captor E-Scan Radar with Phase Enhancement P3Eb, and is a key milestone for the entry into service of Eurofighter with the State of Kuwait.

[oriana2] 24/12/2019 08:47

Thank you RW.

Happy Christmas to everyone.

[ribblewader] 20/12/2019 17:08

Ben Wallace: Armed forces 'must cut cloth to match ambition'

[ribblewader] 20/12/2019 16:53

British Tempest jet project moves forward as Leonardo unveils new radar sensing technology

The firm say that work is proceeding ‘at pace’ to meet the ambitious timescale for Tempest, which is expected to go into service in 2035.

[ribblewader] 20/12/2019 07:37

UK government to launch ‘radical assessment’ of Britain’s place in the world

The British government has promised an integrated security, defense and foreign policy review which it says will be the most “radical reassessment” of the country's place in the world since the end of the Cold War.

[ribblewader] 19/12/2019 14:04

Defence chiefs hold 'emergency meeting' over £1billion funding black hole for the Armed Forces amid fears that Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings 'is coming to get them' over procurement failures

[wad collector] 19/12/2019 09:00

That USA rocket contract is impressive. Almost as if Trump wants to be a rocket man too?

[ribblewader] 19/12/2019 07:55

Germany receives final Eurofighter under current programme-of-record

Germany has received the final Eurofighter combat aircraft under its current programme-of-record (PoR), the consortium confirmed to Jane's on 18 December.

The final Tranche 3A aircraft, Luftwaffe serial 31.53, departed Airbus' Manching production facility in southern Germany on 17 December. With this delivery, the Luftwaffe has received into service 143 Eurofighters since the first Tranche 1 aircraft was handed over in 2003.



....I wonder how many are operational.......

[ribblewader] 18/12/2019 16:39

U.S. Navy awards contract for thousands of APKWS® Laser-Guided Rockets

Following a U.S. Department of Defense announcement in September 2019, BAE Systems announced that the U.S. Navy has signed a $2.68 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the purchase of thousands of additional APKWS® Laser-Guided Rockets, the company's combat-proven, low-cost precision munition. The contract demonstrates continuing demand for precision strike capabilities that empower and protect warfighters while reducing collateral damage.

[ribblewader] 18/12/2019 16:37

BAE Systems receives order from U.S. Army for additional M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers

The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $249 million contract modification to complete an additional 60 M109A7 self-propelled howitzers that will bring improved artillery capabilities to the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs).

[wad collector] 18/12/2019 12:26

Interesting summary esp the comments. Can't think of a Lightning as a F35, can only be the English Electric beauty!

[ribblewader] 18/12/2019 12:24

Reforming MoD Procurement: Here We Go Again

“A third of the MOD’s total procurement spend in 2017/18 was on non-competitive contracts (£8.6bn out of £24.3bn)[1]. A few big suppliers dominate the defence industry – over 42% of total MOD procurement expenditure was with 10 suppliers[2].” It could be described as a hand in pocket relationship.

[ribblewader] 18/12/2019 12:14

The Royal Air Force in 2019

[ribblewader] 18/12/2019 07:55

BAE Systems to Provide Intelligence Analysis for Defense Intelligence Agency

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has awarded BAE Systems a prime contractor position on Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 (SIA 3), a ten-year multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) with a combined ceiling value of over $17 billion.

[ribblewader] 17/12/2019 15:37

Former Army officer James Heappey has been appointed Minister for Defence Procurement.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 17/12/2019 14:59

Hmmmm CEO leaving leaving never a good sign.

Jerry DeMuro will retire from the Company on 31 December 2020. He will step down from the BAE Systems plc Board and from his role as Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems, Inc. on 31 March 2020 and undertake the role of Executive Vice President until the end of the year, remaining on the BAE Systems Inc. Board

[ribblewader] 17/12/2019 11:59

Looks like it'll be below 580 for the rest of the year. No more Chippy Suppers until 2020!

[ribblewader] 17/12/2019 07:36

Sorry Wad, went for a Chippie Supper! ;-)

Very convenient to have an unserviceable F35 on board when it docked.

[wad collector] 16/12/2019 17:43

It doesn't look like it really needs the ramp. Could they not have saved £3 Billion by converting an oil tanker instead?

Come on RW , you have obviously taken your eye off the ball. Probably out celebrating the sp?

[ribblewader] 16/12/2019 16:42

Ahh, 581 and a bit!

[chiefbrody] 16/12/2019 15:33

Kind of looking that way. Currency headwinds aside, be nice to see this get dragged back up into the mid 600's again.

[ribblewader] 16/12/2019 10:18

Will we be able to stay over £5.80 today? I think we should....