Tag: shipbuilding
Moskva to sink or not to sink?
The Neptune coastal defence system launches a cruise missile during live-fire tests at a firing range in Odesa Oblast on April 27,...
Rosyth Dockyard stays, Babcock maybe not so much
By Russell Bruce
On cue from Boris Johnson the boss of Babcock threatened to move from Rosyth to England,...
BAE boss anti-indy letter at odds with company’s earlier statements
By Martin Kelly The Chief Executive of BAE Systems has sent out letters warning of the potential risks to pensions and jobs if...
UK Defence Secretary sinks Unionist scares over Scottish shipbuilding
By a Newsnet reporter Claims by anti-independence parties that Scottish shipbuilding jobs would be guaranteed if Scots vote No in the independence referendum have been...
Shipbuilding scares challenged as it emerges MoD awarded half billion pound...
By Bob Duncan Claims that an independent Scotland would automatically be denied shipbuilding contracts from the remainder of the UK have been called into...
MPs accused of ‘destabilising’ Scottish shipbuilding industry
By G.A.Ponsonby Scotland's biggest union has attacked two UK coalition Ministers accusing them of making comments that could destabilise Scottish shipbuilding.The union's intervention follows...
Assurances demanded on defence spending as SNP reveal Scotland loses out
SNP MP Angus Robertson has demanded assurances over the future UK defence spending as figures indicate that Scotland loses out compared to other areas...
Goldie first to accept Salmond’s defence talks invite
Holyrood Conservative leader Annabelle Goldie has become the first of the opposition party leaders to publicly accept First Minister Alex Salmond’s invitation...