From press and TV reports we hear that Airbus is thinking of disengaging itself from Britain at Filton and Broughton.

Now (Sunday Times interview 23^rd July), here is Tom Enders, Chief Executive of Airbus, saying that the proposed BAe Systems project for a completely new fighter-bomber for the 2030s and 40s (“Tempest”) should be combined with a possible Franco-German rival (not specified) as part of a “European Aircraft Company”. This is to include Saab of Sweden and Leonardo of Italy as well as Airbus and BAe Systems. Britain’s Ministry of Defence has apparently assigned £2 billion for the prototype work.

Evidently Airbus is not too worried about Britain’s post-Brexit position then, although like everyone else they would like to know what the post-Brexit terms of trade will be.

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