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Airbus boss warns Burnham that picking Lockheed Martin for £2.4bn satellite deal could cost UK

Airbus's UK sites at Stevenage and Portsmouth employ 3,000 people, and industry figures have claimed they wouldn't survive without the next Skynet deal. Guillaume Faury, Airbus's chief executive, is understood to have written to the prime minister Andy Burnham, while north-east politicians back Lockheed Martin's bid, which includes a new factory in Durham. The Ministry of Defence says no final decision has been made.

By BriefTea Editorial · 17 October 2026 at 8:25

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