UK-based global major aerospace and defence group BAE Systems announced on Monday that seven additional British-based companies had joined Britain’s Team Tempest future air combat advanced technologies development programme. Team Tempest was a joint initiative between the British Ministry of Defence and UK industry (including British subsidiaries of international groups). The core industry partners in Team Tempest were BAE Systems, Leonardo UK (part of Italy’s Leonardo group), MBDA UK (the British arm of the pan-European missile group) and Rolls-Royce. The new members were Bombardier Belfast (part of Canada’s Bombardier group, but in the process of being sold to Spirit AeroSystems of the US), Collins Aerospace in the UK, GE Aviation UK (Collins UK and GE UK both being British subsidiaries of US groups), GKN Aerospace, Martin-Baker (famed for its ejector seats), Thales UK (part of the French Thales group) and research and development company QinetiQ.
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