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Prince Charles will be among world's dignitaries at Nelson Mandela's funeral


UK arms deal with United Arab Emirates ‘on hold’ after Iran overtures to Gulf states

Arms deals and defence agreements championed by David Cameron look to have been put on hold after new peace overtures to Iran by Gulf States, including the United Arab Emirates.


'44 dead in government airstrikes'


Eurofighter Korea hopes revived

Eurofighter Typhoon partners BAE Systems and Eads have won a reprieve on one of the biggest aerospace contracts of the year, a £5 billion order for 60 fighter jets in South Korea.

Devastating: A woman's face is caked in the currently indeterminable white substance as her family cry around her

School playground in Syria hit in 'napalm' strike

Horrifying pictures emerged today of badly burned children after an apparent attack on a school playground involving a Napalm-like substance left ten people dead in Syria.

BAE's Eurofighter Typhoon

BAE shrugs off dip and raises outlook on sealing Saudi deal


What's the point of a war museum without Spitfires and tanks?

The Imperial War Museum has partially reopened after being closed for nearly seven months for its Regeneration project. But tourists arriving yesterday found major exhibits such as aircraft, rockets and tanks removed in preparation for next year’s £35 million centenary show marking the start of the 1914-1918 war.

Sir Roger Carr

Sir Roger Carr in the chair at BAE

BAE Systems today hailed Sir Roger Carr’s skills with investors and government as the defence and aerospace contractor confirmed that its new chairman is the outgoing president of the CBI.

The Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709 bound for Manchester from Lahore, at Stansted Airport after the plane was diverted

Pair remanded over plane incident

Two friends who allegedly threatened to blow up an aeroplane and kill its passengers and crew have been remanded to custody.
Typhoon Eurofighter

BAE fears ‘modest growth’ may be stalled by US cuts

The Pentagon’s $42 billion (£27 billion) spending cuts could throw BAE Systems’ expectations for “modest growth” in earnings per share this year off course, the defence giant warned today.

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