A major contract extension with BAE Systems and Team Tempest partners will sustain more than 4,500 jobs across the UK and draw on a nationwide supply chain of around 600 companies as the UK’s Future Combat Air System programme moves into its next phase of development. The government has announced a £708 million contract to accelerate development of advanced technologies for the UK’s Future Combat Air System, with the work to be led by BAE Systems alongside Team Tempest partners Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and Rolls-Royce. The investment, announced at Farnborough International Airshow by Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, extends the…
