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EADS lifts sales and profit forecasts
Europe's biggest aerospace and defence group adds further weight to signs of a global industrial upturn after raising its sales and profit projections for the year, in spite of recording a 51 per cent fall in net profits for the first half
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Cabinet clash on Trident
Chancellor publicly confirms that the Ministry of Defence would carry the full £20bn costs of renewing the Trident nuclear deterrent
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Rolls-Royce lifts guidance as order book expands
Order activity in many markets remained subdued but Rolls-Royce still secured orders worth £5.9bn in the first half, increasing its total order book to £58.4bn. About £17.9bn of the order book related to service contracts
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BAE bullish on UK defence market
The country's biggest manufacturer swings back into profit, helped by its strong support and services operations, and still sees 'a lot to play for' in the sector despite looming cutbacks
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Boeing could be held back by supply chain
World's second-biggest aircraft maker says 'bottlenecks' might prevent output increases from matching expected rise in demand
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EasyJet faces 'crewing issues'
Chief executive pledges to address staffing problems, with a focus on flight delays at London's Gatwick airport
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Lockheed reports rise in profits
Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defence contractor by revenues, reports second-quarter results that beat analysts' earnings estimates but fall slightly short of forecasts for revenues
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Japanese groups home in on Vietnam
More companies are eyeing Vietnam as their destination of choice for investments due to easy access to the west and relative political stability
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Cameron seeks Indian military contracts
Hawk jets and design plans for aircraft carriers will be among the wares as Mr Cameron and cabinet ministers embark on a trade mission
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Aircraft sales
Deals for passenger aircraft landed thick and fast, over 650 orders and commitments, at Farnborough Air Show
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May sacks Raytheon from e-borders contract
Raytheon has been removed from its lead role overseeing a £750m project to provide a secure border control system for the UK after the British government said it had 'no confidence' in the US defence and security company
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UK defence exports top £7bn
Britain's defence exports surpassed £7bn in 2009, taking nearly 20 per cent share of the global market, and providing ammunition for the industry at a time of government cutbacks
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Narrow-body sales dominate aircraft orders
Companies signing the biggest cheques at the Farnborough air show were leasing companies ordering the smaller single-aisle jets favoured by budget airlines
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Predator boss bets on unmanned systems
Tighter budgets would only increase the focus on technologies to permit governments to 'more for less' says maker of the Predator drone
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Willetts unveils plan for Earth observation hub
Britain is to build a £5m Earth Observation Hub in Oxfordshire, to collect and analyse data from environmental satellites, David Willetts, science minister, has announced
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EU contests WTO Airbus ruling
The European Union lodged an appeal against the World Trade Organisation's ruling that member states had illegally subsidised Airbus, the aerospace manufacturer
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EU contests WTO Airbus ruling
The European Union lodged an appeal against the World Trade Organisation's ruling that member states had illegally subsidised Airbus, the aerospace manufacturer
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EU contests WTO Airbus ruling
The European Union lodged an appeal against the World Trade Organisation's ruling that member states had illegally subsidised Airbus, the aerospace manufacturer
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GKN raises interim profits forecasts
Shares in GKN jumped by 9% after the aerospace and auto parts maker said it expected interim profits to beat expectations
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US regulators approve BA and AA tie-up
The two airlines have finally been given the regulatory clearance to run their businesses jointly on lucrative transatlantic routes
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The Bottom Line: A political masterclass in negotiation
"Some expert politicking and negotiation on the part of Nick Clegg and his team resulted in the new coalition government. Reed Finance's Lynsey Rattigan advises on how to brush up on your own workplace bargaining tactics to your career advantage."