Sylvia Pfeifer

Rolls-Royce boss defends state aid bid for new engine despite share buyback British aero-engine company will return between £7bn and £9bn to investors over next three years amid soaring demand

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Ex-Airbus chief says German decision to work with France on fighter jet a ‘mistake’ Tom Enders warns that any future national project risks becoming a ‘gigantic misallocation of resources’ for Berlin

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Investors back European start-ups building low-cost air defence Drone warfare in Ukraine has exposed the limits of legacy equipment that was designed for different threats

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Rolls-Royce urges UK government to commit to subsidies for £3bn engine project FTSE 100 group looking to secure commitment in first half of the year as it steps up plans to re-enter narrow-body market

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Britain has spent little extra on conventional armed forces, experts warn Bulk of new money last year eaten up by inflation, housing costs and the nuclear programme, industry experts say

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Inside the race to build the next generation of jet engines Radical ‘open-fan’ design part of proposals to help meet Boeing and Airbus demands for lower fuel consumption

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From steel to guns: inside Britain’s newest arms factory Sheffield was once the UK’s centre of steelmaking. Now a rising tide of defence spending promises revival

Visited the BAE Systems factory and Forgemasters steelworks in Sheffield for a story about whether the arms industry can be a driver of new jobs for post-industrial England, or if there are reasons to be sceptical about the investment push.

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From steel to guns: inside Britain’s newest arms factory Sheffield was once the UK’s centre of steelmaking. Now a rising tide of defence spending promises revival

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UK soldiers treated for hearing concerns after operating ‘safe’ armoured vehicle Ajax declared operational this week after years of delays to a programme that is set to cost £6.3bn

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Investors confront top of European defence start-up ‘hype cycle’ Concern mounts that not all newcomers to the sector since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will survive

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Western companies warn of China rare-earth supply chain chaos Executives predict Beijing’s tighter controls will lead to production delays and higher prices

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UK appoints weapons chief to fix wasteful defence spending Rupert Pearce’s appointment comes as government seeks to deliver pledge to drive growth through increased military spending

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Can Paris and Berlin rescue their joint fighter jet project? Franco-German power struggle threatens €100bn weapons programme

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Battle for the seabed: defence groups take aim at underwater security Disruption to gas pipelines and telecoms cables have focused policymakers’ minds on protecting submarine assets

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Lockheed Martin in talks over historic seabed mining rights US defence group says there is ‘large interest’ in its eastern Pacific licences as companies vie for critical minerals

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British-made Typhoon production grinds to a halt raising fears about UK defence skills Work on final assembly line has wound down after dearth of new orders for the combat aircraft

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Boeing set to take over Spirit in Northern Ireland as buyer talks fail Deal opens prospect of awkward cohabitation between US planemaker and European rival Airbus in Belfast

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Lockheed Martin approaches UK government with air defence pitch Talks with British officials come as US looks to build ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield

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Europe’s air defence dilemma: can Franco-Italian system rival US Patriot? New SAMP-T system on display at Paris Air Show seeks buyers amid Europe’s efforts to re-arm

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Airbus says dispute with Dassault is threatening fighter jet project Pan-European group says politicians may need to resolve impasse over governance of Europe’s biggest defence project

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How Kelly Ortberg is piloting Boeing from crisis to cash Despite positive data points, trust between the planemaker and its shareholders, customers and regulators remains fragile

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EU eyes tariffs on Boeing jets in retaliation plan Measures would take effect if insufficient progress is made to reduce US levies

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British Steel’s Chinese owner says UK government must ‘respect’ its rights Jingye makes first comments after ministers seized control of struggling company

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Why did the UK rush to save British Steel and what happens next? The government now has the tricky task of running a costly and complex industrial operation

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Rolls-Royce in talks over UK subsidies for new engine development FTSE 100 group believes the £3bn narrow-body project could deliver a step change in British economy

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Turning round Rolls-Royce: ‘If you don’t score quickly, you lose people’ How CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç restored growth at the 119-year-old British engineering group

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Spanish defence champion accuses General Dynamics of ‘destroying’ arms maker in battle for control Madrid-backed military contractor Indra has attacked US defence giant’s ownership of Santa Bárbara Sistemas

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Missile maker MBDA fields more calls from EU nations seeking non-US options European group in talks with region’s militaries amid worries over US withdrawing from traditional defence role

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Can Europe’s defence groups step up if Donald Trump pulls back? Region’s arms companies have been soaring but the US president’s approach could turbocharge their ascent

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Europe needs to ‘up its game’ on defence, says Airbus chief Aerospace group in talks with Thales and Leonardo over consolidating satellite activities

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