740 BAE jobs to go

Posted on 9 Sep 2010 by The Manufacturer

Job losses will be spread across BAE sites at Samlesbury, Brough, Chadderton, Farnborough and Warton.

The Brough and Warton sites will be the hardest hit, with an estimated 510 jobs set to be lost at the two sites. The defence company said the cuts were necessary following changes in the defence programme announced in December. Kevin Taylor, managing director of BAE’s Military Air Solutions (MAS) division, said: “We have today…

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