Charles Woodburn
businessman
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But the fact that he understands the requirements of defence we see as a very positive thing
- he saidBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
- Mr Woodburn saidThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…independent.co.uk/news/uk…
- BAE's Chief Exec saidDaily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/uk…
This is by far the most threatening time I’ve seen.... I think that’s come a long way sadly as a result of the Ukraine conflict we’re much more aware of the proximity of a hot war in Europe.”
- Speaking to the BBC, Mr Woodburn saidDaily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/uk…
The government's commitment to increased defense spending is vital to sustaining the specialist skills across our industrial base critical to national security,
- BAE Systems Chief Executive Charles Woodburn saidNewsmaxnewsmax.com/newsfront/keir…
In a new era of defence spending, driven by escalating security challenges, we're well positioned to provide both the advanced conventional systems and disruptive technologies needed to protect the nations we serve now and into the future,
- Chief Executive Charles Woodburn said on WednesdayReutersreuters.com/business/aerospace…
- Chief executive Charles Woodburn saidThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/busines…independent.co.uk/news/busines…
It’s hard to escape the sense that the brutal conflict in Ukraine has fast-tracked more than a decade’s worth of defence technology evolution into just a few years,
- Woodburn saidGuardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…
They've been clear about growing defence budgets, but the pace at which, we're waiting to hear how the how the debate plays out.
- Asked by the Mail if he was confident the defence spending targets would be hit, Mr Woodburn saidDaily Maildailymail.co.uk/money/markets…
Earlier
UK defence spending ‘not enough to protect the country’, BAE boss warns
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Charles Woodburn described the current climate as 'the most threatening time I’ve seen'
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/uk…Starmer to Burnham: It’s your job to fund defense now
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/starmer…Andy Burnham will have to find an extra £4.7bn for defence in his first budget, after Keir Starmer announced a £298bn defence investment plan (Dip) without having fully identified how it will be funded
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…UK's BAE Systems posts better-than-expected 12% profit rise
Reutersreuters.com/business/aerospace…Defence giant BAE Systems has hailed record results for 2025 while staff at its Lancashire sites continue striking over pay
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