Europe A&D roundup: Airbus strike resumes, BAE wins Italy rocket approval
Airbus workers in Spain restarted strike action on Tuesday, with labor unions CGT, UGT, and UTIL opposing the company's wage and remote-working proposals. The company is evaluating the new strike's effect on production and commitments. This ongoing strike, which began in July, has seen intermittent activity since the holiday season. Airbus has 14,000 workers in Spain, including 4,000 in Commercial and 9,000 in Defence & Space. Most workers are unaffected, but production has so far been minimally impacted.
The U.S. State Department has also approved a sale of BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets to Italy for integration into their Typhoon jets. The deal, worth up to $364 million, includes launchers, warheads, rocket motors, and technical support for 5,031 systems. Meanwhile, Britain signed a partnership with Ukraine to develop AI defense tools, granting UK researchers access to Ukrainian battlefield data for AI system training.
Additionally, MBDA received permission to share classified information about British-made SCALP missile components with Ukraine.
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