UPDATE 1-Dassault Aviation voices Brexit concerns as it posts higher profits
* Delays in UK/France drone project -Trappier * Dassault Aviation posts higher 2017 profits * Dividend up to 15.30 euros, 8 -
Read more* Delays in UK/France drone project -Trappier * Dassault Aviation posts higher 2017 profits * Dividend up to 15.30 euros, 8 -
Read more* Austria accuses Airbus of wilful deception, fraud * Relates to 2 bln euro order for Eurofighter jets * Airbus says denies accusations vigorously * Austria sees potential damages of up to 1.1 bln euros (Adds Airbus statement, details from press conference) By Kirsti Kno
Read moreVIENNA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Austria filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium, alleging them of wilful deception and fraud linked to a 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion) order for Eurofighter jets in 2003, the defence ministry said. A recently completed ministry in
Read moreVIENNA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Austria's defence ministry is set to file a lawsuit against Airbus accusing the group of wilful deception and fraud linked to a 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion) order of Eurofighter jets in 2003, APA news agency said on Thursday. A recently completed ministry investi
Read more* Rolls-Royce posts record reported loss * TUI jumps on improved results * Banks supported by hawkish Yellen comments (Adds closing prices, details) By Kit Rees LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ended slightly lower on Tuesday, pausing after a five-day
Read more(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * Rolls-Royce posts record reported loss * TUI jumps on improved results By Kit Rees LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Britain's t
Read more(Adds details, cooperation with Norway) BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has decided to buy six MKS-180 multi-role warships instead of putting off a decision on two of those ships until 2030, her spokesman said on Monday. The ministry decided las
Read moreBERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Germany's Defence Ministry has decided to buy a total of six MKS-180 multi-role warships instead of four, as initially planned, a ministry spokesman said Monday, without providing a new cost estimate for the programme. The ministry decided last October to delay a
Read more(Adds Raytheon) WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A group of companies including subsidiaries of BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Corp , Science Applications International Corp, Teledyne Technologies Inc and KBR Inc will share in a $3.04 billion missile defense contract, the Pentagon said on Thurs
Read moreBy Andrea Shalal BERLIN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The German and Dutch militaries have agreed to further deepen defence cooperation this year by putting a German short-range air defence unit under the command of the Dutch military, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters on Friday.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A group of companies including subsidiaries of BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Corp , Science Applications International Corp, Teledyne Technologies Inc and KBR Inc will share in a $3.04 billion missile defense contract, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The order-d
Read more(Adds background) By Tim Hepher PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Airbus strategy chief Marwan Lahoud, one of the founders of Europe's largest aerospace group and its M&A czar for the past decade, is leaving the company at the end of February, Airbus said on Tuesday. His successor was no
Read more(Adds background, graphic) By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin Corp are set to announce a deal worth about $8.5 billion for 90 F-35 jets on Friday, people familiar with the talks said. The deal for the tenth batch of the
Read moreANKARA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Britain and Turkey signed a defence deal worth more than 100 million pounds ($125 million) on Saturday to develop Turkish fighter jets, opening the way to deeper cooperation over the lifetime of the project. In Ankara to strengthen ties with Turkey as she navigate
Read more(Fixes dateline to Jan 24. No changes to text) * Defence systems gap has caused concern among NATO members * Procurement programme 460 million euros - source * Germany under pressure from Trump to up military spending By Andrea Shalal BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Germa
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