BAE Systems has kicked off a project to expand a company facility in Samlesbury, England, that produces rear fuselage and tail sets for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. BAE said Monday it aims to increase production capacity at the plant by up to 250 percent after the British government committed to acquire a …
Read More »Northrop Pledges Support for Public-Private Cybersecurity Program in U.K.
Northrop Grumman has pledged to back cybersecurity technology research projects of British universities through a public-private initiative in the U.K. British government officials Ed Vaizey and Robert Hannigan introduced the national CyberInvest program during a ceremony held at Park Plaza Hotel in London, Northrop said Monday. “The U.K. is a thriving …
Read More »Serco-Led Alliance Introduces Business Mgmt Apprenticeship Program in UK
Serco has partnered with 40 British universities and employers to create a degree-level apprenticeship program that offers business management training to U.K.-based workers. The company said Thursday that the British Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has approved the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship with the goal of increasing the number …
Read More »MBDA Consortium Wins U.K. Aerospace R&D Contract
An MBDA UK-led consortium has been awarded a research and development project recently launched by the Aerospace Growth Partnership and the UK Center of Aerodynamics to improve the aerospace technology market in the U.K. The group includes BAE Systems, Airbus and Rolls Royce as representatives from the manufacturing industry, as well as aerodynamic …
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