FTSE 100 at record close despite Venezuela nerves Defence stocks and miners climbed as the FTSE 100 closed above 10,000 for the first time. Evening Standard · Jan 5
Sainsbury’s CEO among business leaders recognised in new year honours Simon Roberts, credited with helping to turn around grocer, made CBE along with former BAE Systems boss Ian King The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
‘A step-change’: tech firms battle for undersea dominance with submarine drones As navies seek to counter submarines and protect cables, startups and big defence companies fight to lead market The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Pound falters as soft inflation tees up rate cut Analysts say that there is potential for the Bank of England to resume cutting rates in December. The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Starmer hopes £8bn Typhoon jet deal with Turkey is ‘not a one-off’ The Prime Minister thanked ‘world-class’ workers at BAE Systems. Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
Turkey and the United Kingdom sign €9 billion deal to purchase 20 Eurofighter jets Ankara and London signed a preliminary deal for the Eurofighters in July, which are manufactured by a consortium comprising the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain and led by Britain's BAE Systems. Euronews · Oct 27, 2025
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 · Oct 24, 2025
FTSE 100 falters as investors mull outlook for UK economy It comes as Rachel Reeves told Sky News that she is looking at both tax rises and spending cuts in the upcoming Budget. Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025
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 · Oct 8, 2025
3 Defense Stocks Surging as Ukraine Tensions Deepen As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth year with little progress being made, bullish tailwinds are setting in for European defense contractors. MarketBeat · Oct 5, 2025
Meet the industry bosses running UK Government departments THE former CEO of BAE Systems, the British Airways executive who oversees its lobbying team, the chairman of the Petrochemical giant Ineos and… The National (Scotland) · Sep 29, 2025
Major defence contractor plans to cut jobs at Scottish MoD site A DEFENCE contractor is reportedly consulting its staff at sites in Scotland and Wales on plans to cut 23 jobs ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2025
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 · Sep 22, 2025
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 National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2025
Benzinga · Sep 9, 2025 Defense Giants Lockheed Martin And BAE Systems Reveal Ambitious Push Into Uncrewed Air Systems Lockheed Martin Skunk Works (NYSE:LMT) and BAE Systems FalconWorks (OTC:BAESY) announced at the DSEI defense conference in London that they will partner on the development of uncrewed autonomous air systems.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025 Scotland bans arms companies that supply IDF from receiving financial aid Devolved government says contractors seeking support must prove products will not be used by Israeli military
Euronews · Sep 1, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025 Norway signs £10bn deal for anti-submarine warships built in UK MoD says agreement will support 4,000 jobs and ‘significantly strengthen Nato’s northern flank’
Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2025 FTSE posts new closing high as falls in defence stocks are offset by retail gains In London, defence stocks fell sharply amid hopes of peace in Ukraine with Babcock International, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce all down.
Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2025 FTSE 100 edges up ahead of Trump-Zelensky talks Investors are focused on a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, with hopes he will provide clues on Fed plans for interest rates.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2025 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 Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025 David Lammy faces possible legal action over Foreign Office secondments Campaigners say placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries creates potential for improper influence
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 Stocks mixed but pound up after Bank of England rate cut The FTSE 100 index closed down 63.54 points, 0.7%, at 9,100.77.