UK-Made Typhoon Jet Orders ‘Essentially Stopped’: Union Chief

Published on November 14, 2024

Union chiefs warned on Thursday that production of British built Typhoon jets has “essentially stopped,” raising concerns about loss of jobs and damage to the UK aircraft industry. Unite represents around 9,000 workers over two BAE Systems sites at Warton and Samlesbury, where the defence company manufactures and tests military aircraft, including Eurofighter Typhoon jets. Concerned with reports of Typhoons being retired from active Royal Air Force (RAF) and plans to replace them with U.S. built F35A aircraft, Unite has called on the government to take action. In a letter to MPs on the Defence Select Committee, Unite executive council member Steve McGuinness said, “This would be a hammer blow to the British aircraft industry and potentially could end the design, manufacture and assembly of fast jets in this country, seriously damaging our sovereign capability.”...

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