BAE To Slash Almost 1,000 Jobs Amid Fears £5.2bn Super Aircraft Carriers May Be Axed -- Daily Mail
Defence giant BAE Systems is planned to axe almost 1,000 jobs as it copes with the inevitable cuts inflicted by the Government's spending review.
Shocked union chiefs warned the move could be the 'tip of the iceberg' amid fears the Royal Navy's two £5.2billion aircraft carriers may be ditched to cut costs.
The Ministry of Defence has asked BAE in the past week to look at the financial implications of scrapping one or both of the 65,000-ton replacement warships.
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