Split decision is a matter of politics

The £3 billion Ministry of Defence deal for two aircraft has many calling the partnership between Thales and BAE Systems into question, writes David Arminas

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has just awarded its largest contract - a £3 billion deal for two aircraft carriers - to BAE Systems and its French arch rival Thales.

But few people seem happy with it, as our news story shows. Analysts, officials and media pundits - not to mention Thales and BAE - have called into question what appears to be a shotgun marriage...

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