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Shipyard strike will cause delay to Clyde-built warships, union warns

STRIKES by shipyard workers will risk more delays to Clyde-built warships, unions have warned

The National (Scotland)

Shipyard worker strikes will risk further delays to Clyde warships – union

Staff at BAE Systems shipyards on the upper Clyde have voted to take industrial action.

Evening Standard

BAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft

EnComm Aviation says the firm’s action has cut off vital support for crisis-hit countries including South Sudan and the DRC

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Pentagon Wants GM, Ford To Build Weapons As Iran War Drains Stockpiles — 'It Takes Money To Kill Bad Guys'

The Pentagon has approached GM and Ford about shifting factory capacity to weapons production as the Iran war drains US missile stockpiles.

International Business Times UK

Boss of BAE Systems urges ministers to publish delayed military spending plan

CEO of UK’s biggest defence company says delay is holding back industry investment as BAE posts record sales

The Guardian - UK

BAE Systems profits leap amid ‘new era’ of defence spending

Europe’s biggest defence contractor reported better-than-expected underlying earnings of £3.32 billion for 2025, up 12% on 2024.

Evening Standard

Welsh munitions factory seen as crucial to boosting UK stockpiles and aiding Ukraine is yet to open

Exclusive: Delay at Glascoed is latest setback for armed forces and for UK’s capacity to supply shells to Ukraine

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European shares hit record highs on US shutdown progress

European stocks rallied to new record highs as optimism grew over a US government shutdown resolution and strong corporate earnings. Gains were led by healthcare and luxury sectors, while UK bond yields rose amid political uncertainties. Currency and commodity markets showed mixed signals.

Euronews

BAE workers can continue to strike following High Court decision

An proposed injunction against industrial action was dismissed on Thursday.

Evening Standard

BAE Systems strike action can continue despite last-minute legal bid

Unite union described the legal action as ‘disgusting’

The Independent UK

UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRC

The Guardian - UK

Salt Bae's losing money? Shock horror: London is over £1,400 steak

It looks like the joke’s finally worn thin. Thank goodness, says a weary David Ellis

Evening Standard

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

The Guardian - UK

King welcomes newest addition to Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

Charles visited Barrow-in-Furness to read the Commissioning Warrant for the HMS Agamemnon.

Evening Standard

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Dozens of jobs lost at BAE Glasgow shipyard weeks after £10bn warship deal

DOZENS of jobs are set to be cut by BAE systems in Scotland it has been announced, just weeks after a £10 billion warship deal was struck.

The Independent UK

Swinney’s independence referendum push is ‘diversion tactic’ – Starmer

The Prime Minister said the First Minister was using the constitution to distract from his record in Government.

Evening Standard

Starmer hopes £10bn deal to build Norwegian warships in Glasgow is first of many

The Prime Minister met with BAE workers in the city on Thursday, saying their reputation is what won the contract.

Euronews

European stock markets are up, Novo Nordisk is among the winners

The major European stock indexes started the week in a positive mood, boosted by good news from the defence and pharmaceutical sectors. Meanwhile, new questions on Trump's tariffs are keeping traders around the world on edge.

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David Lammy told plan to bring arms firm staff into Foreign Office 'may be illegal'

DAVID Lammy is facing possible legal action over a plan to invite Shell and BAE Systems staff to work inside the Foreign Office ...

The Conversation

Australia’s new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesn’t come without risks

Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a massive contract to build three new frigates for Australia’s navy. The deal is worth a reported A$10 billion.

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s a bit of a queue forming’: how UK firms are enticing buyers for the next generation of fighter jets

Inside the hangars where robots are poised to keep the UK a top-tier military nation and continue more than a century of building military aircraft

The Guardian - UK

BAE Systems says it is ‘confident’ of receiving orders for Typhoon jets

Unite union had raised concerns over roughly 500 jobs in assembly lines due to a lack of future export orders

Fortune

Welcome to Barrow: The nuclear submarine-making U.K. town seeking resurrection from a military spending boom

Barrow-in-Furness has crumbled since the end of the Cold War. Will growing military threats revive the nuclear submarine-manufacturing town?

Evening Standard

Kate names Royal Navy warship as William says it ‘screams UK power’

The Princess of Wales wore a navy blue outfit with white details and a matching hat.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow University bans its own student from campus over Israel protest

A STUDENT who has been banned from the University of Glasgow campus over an anti-arms investment protest has said she is "angry" her…

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