MoD admits UK’s £3.1bn HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier leaks
Reports about faulty warship come as MPs warn over costs of F-35 fighter jet programme
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/66e8cc3a-e40e-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec
Thales wooed Gemalto with promises to create digital unit
French defence specialist considered a better cultural fit than rival suitor Atos
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/7c9fcd9a-e408-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec
US air force base in UK briefly placed on lockdown after ‘disturbance’
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/30beb00e-3a6b-3e08-a556-14f81077b1e0
Gemalto accepts Thales €4.8bn cash offer
All-French deal follows rejection of bid by Atos for struggling digital company
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/766f158e-e30e-11e7-97e2-916d4fbac0da
MPs cast ‘serious doubt’ on £14bn defence savings
Budget for £178bn new equipment programme under pressure, report warns
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a26e2252-e1b4-11e7-8f9f-de1c2175f5ce
Airbus power struggle sees departure of Fabrice Brégier
Management shake-up will trigger acute political sensitivity in France and Germany
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/4c49e504-e12e-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c
Airbus: plotting the future
A small number of pivotal decisions will define the next chief executive’s tenure
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/491fccd0-e1a7-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c
France, Germany ‘very vigilant’ over Airbus, but rule out return to board
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/034187f3-ef57-38a2-9794-73171990336b
Airbus COO to depart after bid for CEO spot denied
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a6c28ad8-1c8d-3524-9a9b-1c5d4b86a1e4
Dassault/Safran: ruffled feathers
Axing the Falcon 5X is a risk for the French aviation group
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/8339ee48-e0dd-11e7-8f9f-de1c2175f5ce
Undersea cables at risk of Russia attack, warns UK armed forces chief
Submarines active near Atlantic trade and internet lifelines, says think-tank
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/dfbc0988-e0ee-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c
Source: https://www.ft.com/stream/897a4a32-9526-312f-ba62-fb499a69dbcb
