BAE Systems trying to save UK shipyards, says FT

The Financial Times is reporting that the defence giant, BAE Systems, may be trying to develop foreign contracts in order to keep British shipyards in work.

The Financial Times is reporting that the defence giant, BAE Systems, may be trying to develop foreign contracts in order to keep British shipyards in work.

The paper claims BAE is trying to convince Turkey and Brazil to let it build highly advanced ships for their navies at its yards in Glasgow and Portsmouth.

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