Wednesday, July 25, 2007

UPDATE 1-Britain gives go-ahead for two aircraft carriers

(Reuters) - The Ministry of Defence announcement also clears the way for
an expected merger of operations at Britain's two largest
shipbuilders, BAE Systems and VT Group .




The aircraft carriers will be equipped with F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter combat jets being built by Lockheed Martin Corp
. They are due to enter service in 2014 and 2016, against
original expectations of about 2012 and 2015.


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News

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