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1,700 Glasgow shipbuilding jobs secured in £4.2billion Royal Navy deal for Govan and Scotstoun

Shipbuilding in the city has been given a major boost through the announcement of a £4.2 billion contract awarded to BAE Systems to build five more Royal Navy frigates.

Glasgow Live · Nov 15, 2022

Jobs boost for Scottish shipbuilding as five more Type 26 frigates to be built on the Clyde

The deal between the UK Government and BAE Systems will support 1,700 jobs across the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards over the next decade.

Daily Record · Nov 15, 2022

Scottish shipyard awarded £4.2 billion to build Royal Navy ships

4,000 UK jobs will be supported by the new contract, awarded to BAE Systems

Insider UK · Nov 15, 2022

BAE Systems staff at Clyde yards consider striking

Union claims 'two tier' pay structure among store operatives

Insider UK · Oct 13, 2022

MPs accepted 'shameful' trips and gifts from states fighting in Yemen war

MPS have accepted £828,211 in the form of all-expenses-paid trips funded by states in a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen’s war since 2015,…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2022

UK And Japan Team Up To Develop Next-Generation Fighter Engine

Japan and the United Kingdom have decided to collaborate on next-generation fighter jets, pooling their technology and resources to get the greatest bang for their dollars. Japan’s F-X program and the United Kingdom’s Tempest, both of which are scheduled to fly in the early 2030s, will be the world’s first…

Zenger · Sep 16, 2022

'Penguin' found at Govan Shipyard as mystery bird ruffles feathers in Glasgow

Workers at BAE Systems were unloading a barge when they discovered the feathered stowaway - and set about asking animal experts how a 'penguin' could end up in Govan.

Glasgow Live · Sep 16, 2022

Labour demands probe into MOD contracts to IT firm linked to Tory minister's husband

In a stinging letter to the Cabinet Secretary, deputy leader Angela Rayner called for answers over £24 million contracts awarded to Centerprise International, which civil servant Michael Keegan, partner of health minister Gillian Keegan, is a non-executive director of

Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022

World’s Most Advanced Attack Submarine Joins British Navy

A submarine touted as the world’s most advanced hunter-killer submersible has been welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet.

Zenger · Sep 2, 2022

Australians to train on British nuclear submarines for the first time

Australian naval officers will be allowed to train inside British submarines for the first time as they prepare for the arrival of nuclear-powered submarines as part of a new security partnership with Britain and the United States.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2022