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News 2010
06/04/2010
RR-powered subs get green light
TWO new Rolls-Royce powered submarine projects worth £300m have been given the go-ahead by the Government.
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29/03/2010
A|D|S publishes manifesto for defence industry
A|D|S, the UK's aerospace, defence and security trade organisation today (Monday) published its manifesto for the defence sector ahead of the forthcoming General Election. The UK defence industry represents ten per cent of UK manufacturing, is number one in Europe and second only to the US globally, employing over 300,000 people and generating £35 billion per year to the UK economy.
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29/03/2010
Defence industry 'could shrink by 70pc'
Britain's £35bn defence industry could shrink by up to 70pc if the next Government continues to cut research and equipment spending and fails to back defence exports.
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25/03/2010
£300M ORDER BOOST FOR SHIPYARD
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for the fifth and sixth Astute class submarines, securing thousands of jobs at Barrow's shipyard
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25/03/2010
Government go-ahead for fifth and sixth Astute submarines
BAE Systems Submarine Solutions has today been given the go-ahead to begin constructing the fifth Astute class submarine and start the procurement process for a sixth vessel.
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25/03/2010
Love Enterprise: Defence is a front line service
Since the 5th March Defence Industry NW Conference we have helped the trade unions taken a number of steps forward in promoting the case for investment in the Furness and NW defence industry and in making the case for it to be treated as a front line service.
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25/03/2010
Campaigners delighted by MP’s sub pledge
A MINISTER has pledged the government will order seven Astute class nuclear submarines and four successor submarines for the Trident nuclear deterrent.
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25/03/2010
Armed Forces: Equipment
The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton): My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. 25 March 2010
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23/03/2010
MINISTER’s SUB PLEDGE
Press Release from the Keep Our Future Afloat Campaign
Quentin Davies MP, Minister for Defence Procurement and Support today said today “the Government is totally committed to building 7 ASTUTE Class submarines”.
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22/03/2010
Fox signals backing for £5bn Clyde navy ships
LIAM Fox has given his strongest signal yet that a Conservative UK government would commit itself to the two gigantic aircraft carriers being built on the Clyde.
On a visit to Scotland, the shadow defence secretary said he was "well-disposed" to the £5 billion vessels, on which 4,600 jobs on the Clyde and at Rosyth depend.
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