UK manufacturers eye US Defense budget for expansion plans

Posted on 18 Jun 2019 by Jonny Williamson

Why would British outsourcing giant SERCO be looking to acquire the troubled Babcock engineering group? Well, the President’s vows to boost the US Navy’s fleet from 280 to 355 ships by 2034 might have something to do with it.

An artists impression of the new Dreadnought class submarine being developed by UK defence manufacturing giant BAE Systems. The most eye-catching part of the President’s vows to increase defense spending is the goal of boosting the US Navy’s fleet from 280 ships to 355 by 2034. It is one of the…

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