Originally Posted by
MARK 101
BAE are at Warton, but think Rolls Royce at Derby are also involved,hence the Sau. di Hercules flights now operate to EMA not Manchester . Could be some traffic from there
Saudi-UK defence contracts extend way beyond Tornado/Eurofighter/Hawk and RR - Into land and sea equipment, intelligence and IT and even medical technology. Many of these industries are on or near the M40/M5 corridors.
MBDA “may” be shipping from Bristol and Welsh facilities some sophisticated kit have no doubt.