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| 07/17/2008 | 2:06AM | TFNF | Missile manufacturer MBDA wants to enter U.S. market
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Missile manufacturer MBDA wants to enter the
world's biggest defence market, CEO Antoine Bouvier said in an interview with La
Tribune.
The company, which is owned by BAE Systems and EADS NV with a 37.5 percent
stake each, and Finmeccanica SpA with 25 percent, has a small subsidiary... More...>> |
| 07/16/2008 | 7:32AM | TFNF | MBDA, BAE win contract to maintain UK Navy's air defence system UPDATE
(Adds detail from UK MoD statement)
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - The UK's Ministry of Defence said it has awarded
support contracts worth 300 million pounds for the Royal Navy's Seawolf air
defence missile system.
The contracts were awarded to missile manufacturer MBDA and BAE Systems
Insyte under the... More...>> |
| 07/16/2008 | 7:08AM | UKREG | Blocklisting Interim Review
RNS Number : 2063Z
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
16 July 2008
BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN
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To: The FSA
Date: 16 July 2008
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| 07/16/2008 | 6:49AM | TFNF | MBDA wins 177 million pound deal to maintain UK Navy's air defence system
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Missile manufacturer MBDA said it has won a 177
million pound contract from the UK Royal Navy's Seawolf air defence system.
MBDA, which is owned by BAE Systems and EADS with a 37.5 percent stake each,
and Finmeccanica with 25 percent, said the SWISS contract -- Seawolf In Service
Support... More...>> |
| 07/15/2008 | 12:37PM | UKREG | Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 1494Z
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
15 July 2008
BAE SYSTEMS plc
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OR THEIR CONNECTED PERSONS
Notification made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.
The... More...>> |
| 07/15/2008 | 8:50AM | TFNF | FARNBOROUGH Thales, MBDA win complex weapons project deals from UK MoD
FARNBOROUGH, England (Thomson Financial) - The Ministry of Defence said it
placed two contracts worth around 74 mln pounds in the first year with Thales
and MBDA (UK) Ltd for the development of six complex weapons projects.
Complex weapons are tactical weapons that rely on guidance systems for
precision... More...>> |
| 07/10/2008 | 2:34AM | TFNF | Babcock International says current financial year begins well, trading in line
British engineering group Babcock International
said the current financial year has begun well and it is trading in line with
expectations.
The group said in a trading statement accompanying Thursday's annual general
meeting that trading conditions across its markets remain healthy.
It said it had concluded... More...>> |
| 07/08/2008 | 10:27AM | TFNF | BAE Systems secures $538 mln U.S. Army contract for Bradley vehicles, spares
BAE Systems said it has secured a $538 million
U.S. Army contract to remanufacture Bradley vehicles and provide spare parts,
with options for additional vehicle remanufacturing and spares.
If all options are exercised, the contract could be worth a total of $1.3
billion, the company added.
Under the... More...>> |
| 07/03/2008 | 5:28AM | TFNF | UK government signs aircraft carrier contracts worth 3 bln pounds UPDATE
(Adds comment from VT Group, Babcock, share prices)
The British government said it has signed
long-awaited contracts to build two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy
worth around 3 billion pounds.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it had signed the deals with BVT Surface
Fleet -- the joint venture... More...>> |
| 07/03/2008 | 5:15AM | TFNF | UK government signs aircraft carrier contracts worth 3 bln pounds
The British government said it has signed
long-awaited contracts to build two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy
worth around 3 billion pounds.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it had signed the deals with BVT Surface
Fleet -- the joint venture formed on July 1 by BAE Systems and VT Group -- and
the... More...>> |
| 07/01/2008 | 2:00AM | UKREG | Transaction in Own Shares
RNS Number : 9642X
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
30 June 2008
BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares
BAE Systems plc announces that on 30 June 2008 it transferred 69,568 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in
its SAYE Share Option Scheme at a transfer price of 93 pence per share... More...>> |
| 06/30/2008 | 1:27PM | UKREG | Total Voting Rights
RNS Number : 9576X
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
30 June 2008
BAE Systems plc
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS - MONTH-END NOTIFICATION
As at 30 June 2008 BAE Systems plc:
(i) had 3,580,334,564 issued ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each admitted to trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote... More...>> |
| 06/30/2008 | 8:39AM | TFNF | BAE Systems, VT Group's carrier joint venture to be operational on Tuesday
British defence group BAE Systems Plc. and UK
shipbuilder VT Group Plc. confirmed Monday that their joint venture to build the
Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers will become operational on Tuesday.
The joint venture, called BVT Surface Fleet (BVT), will employ over 7,000
people at facilities in Glasgow... More...>> |
| 06/30/2008 | 7:36AM | UKREG | Re Joint Venture
RNS Number : 8674X
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
30 June 2008
BAE Systems - BVT Surface Fleet joint venture
30 June 2008
BAE Systems and VT Group today confirmed that their Joint Venture, BVT Surface Fleet (BVT) will become operational on Tuesday 1 July
2008.
BAE Systems and VT Group will... More...>> |
| 06/29/2008 | 11:00AM | TFNF | BAE Systems and VT Group to sign carrier joint venture ahead of govt order
British defence group BAE Systems Plc. and UK
shipbuilder VT Group Plc. will this week seal their long-awaited joint venture
to build the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers, according to a report.
The pair are expected to sign the contract on Tuesday before the government
officially places its 4 billion... More...>> |
| 06/27/2008 | 3:35AM | UKREG | Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 6940X
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
27 June 2008
TR-1 Notification of a Major Interest in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer BAE SYSTEMS plc EQUITIES... More...>> |
| 06/27/2008 | 2:27AM | TFNF | BAE Systems chooses COO Ian King to replace chief executive Mike Turner
Defence group BAE Systems Plc. said it has
opted for an internal candidate to replace outgoing chief executive Mike Turner.
BAE said chief operating officer Ian King will replace Turner from Sept. 1.
There had been speculation BAE was considering a number of external candidates
including Paul Lester, the... More...>> |
| 06/27/2008 | 2:00AM | UKREG | Directorate Change
RNS Number : 6852X
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
27 June 2008
Ian King appointed Chief Executive, BAE Systems plc
27 June 2008
Further to BAE Systems' announcement on 16 October 2007 that Mike Turner would step down as Chief Executive and retire from the Company
at the end of August 2008, the... More...>> |
| 06/27/2008 | 2:00AM | UKREG | Acquisition
RNS Number : 6843X
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
27 June 2008
BAE Systems - acquisition of Tenix Defence completed
27 June 2008
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Tenix Defence after receiving all required approvals. On 18 January 2008 BAE Systems
announced it had entered into a definitive... More...>> |
| 06/27/2008 | 1:37AM | TFNF | AxleTech, BAE Systems enter long-term supply agreement for axles
AxleTech International, a maker of high-speed
planetary axles, said it entered into a long-term supply agreement for axles for
BAE Systems Plc.'s mine protected vehicles RG33 4x4 and 6x6.
The agreement, which extends through 2012, is expected to generate over $160
million in revenue for AxleTech.
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