Inside Business Dec 13, 2012

Meddling makes toxic mix at Finmeccanica

Political interference dogs Italian defence group

Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) planes ©Reuters Dec 13, 2012

Canada puts JSF on ice

Setback for the other eight nation partners

The new Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute ©Getty Dec 12, 2012

Trident decision ‘threatens jobs’

Ministers face propping up Barrow if BAE Systems sheds staff

From WORLD Dec 10, 2012

Air fares up amid tight capacity, MPs told

Passengers pay more than they would otherwise, warns CAA chief

From LEX Dec 10, 2012

Aircraft leasing – up, up and away

Spate of deals this year serves to underline the industry’s cyclicality

Dec 10, 2012

Contracts awarded for troubled submarines

Deals to build and maintain UK Astute-class vessels

Rolls Royce Dec 9, 2012

Rolls-Royce bribery claims date to 2006

Allegations over Indonesia aircraft engines deals

Lebanese Islamist gunmen fire their weapons as three bodies of members of their group arrive from Syria ©Reuters From WORLD Dec 9, 2012

West urged to supply weapons to Syria rebels

Opposition calls for lifting of EU arms embargo

Dec 9, 2012

Avio sale to GE hits political snag

Rome must sign off sale of Italian aerospace group

From FINANCIALS Dec 7, 2012

AIG to incur $2bn losses from Sandy

Insurer in talks over aircraft leasing sale with Chinese acquirer

From WORLD Dec 7, 2012

Hammond faces defence budgets fight

MoD fears it will have £500m a year less than current plans

Dec 7, 2012

Trichet a candidate for EADS chairman

Current head Arnaud Lagardère might step down in March

Dec 7, 2012

EADS finds soft power hard to shake off

Plenty of scope for continued political meddling despite pact changes

Week in Review Dec 7, 2012

SFO to decide next step for Rolls-Royce

Important details over bribery allegations yet to be disclosed

Dec 6, 2012

Rolls-Royce adds to SFO’s in-tray

Possible corruption investigation with links to Asia

Dec 6, 2012

Investigation clouds Roll-Royce’s horizons

Seriousness of any wrongdoing will determine next step

Dec 6, 2012

Rolls-Royce reveals SFO corruption probe

Chinese and Indonesian allegations could lead to prosecutions

From LEX Dec 6, 2012

Rolls-Royce – intermediary setback

The UK group warns that it could face prosecution

From LEX Dec 6, 2012

EADS – states of denial

New structure could result in more, rather than less, state interference

From WORLD Dec 5, 2012

Defence gap of £2bn opens up

Warning of severe consequences for the armed forces

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