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Defense Company Markets Laser Weapon to Battle Pirates

Ships sailing through areas known for pirate attacks might soon have a new weapon in their arsenal: lasers that could target the attackers and keep them at bay. It's not a death ray meant to vaporize attackers but rather a low-powered laser designed to temporarily blind and disorient potential aggressors, like pirates,...

Brits Offer a Sneak Peek at Their Killer Stealth Drone

(July 12) -- A British aerospace company today unveiled what could be the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles: an armed drone that can slip undetected over a country's border and attack deep inside enemy territory. Called Taranis, after the Celtic god of thunder and lightning, the stealthy drone is designed to...

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BAE Systems Wins Â£1.9bn Contract To Supply Saudi Training Jets

Defence company BAE Systems has signed a Â£1.9bn contract to supply training jets to Saudi Arabia.

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Trident: Next-Gen Nuclear Submarines Receive Â£350m Go-Ahead

The government today awarded contracts worth Â£350m to UK companies to design the next generation of nuclear submarines.

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Sourav Roy: Tell Us the Truth Behind British Arms in Asia, Mr. Hague?

British Secretary of State, William Hague, is a delight to listen to.

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05/25/12 Revival of UK-Saudi Defense Pact Boosts Sales Source: Aviation International News A new contract worth $2.5 billion has been signed under the Saudi-British Defence Co-operation Program (SBDCP) to upgrade the pilot training syllabus of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).
05/25/12 BAE Brough: Hawk jet building equipment to be... Source: Hull and East Riding - Yorkshire - UK Now, union leaders have hit out at the timing of the move â after the firm pledged a stay of execution for manufacturing at Brough earlier this week.
05/24/12 BAE contract will help secure jobs Source: Preston and Leyland Citizen - Lancashire - UK DEFENCE giant BAE Systems has signed a Â£1.6billion contract to supply Hawk aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
05/24/12 Future HMS Queen Elizabeth Sets Sail for Rosyth Source: defense-aerospace.com A huge section of hull for HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers being built for the UK Royal Navy, has left BAE Systems' Portsmouth facility today to embark on a four day journey to the east coast of Scotland.
05/24/12 BAE Wins Â£328M Order As UK Awards New SSBN Design... Source: defense-aerospace.com Contracts worth Â£350m have been awarded today to UK companies to design the next generation of nuclear deterrent submarines, sustaining hundreds of British jobs.

Background on BAE Systems PLC

BAE Systems plc () is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc.

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