Surprised no one has picked this up:
KBR to lose aircraft carrier contract
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/mai...04/cnkbr04.xml
Senior industry defence sources confirmed that KBR's role would come to an end some time in June.
"There is a consensus that KBR has not performed. They simply do not have the skills to be an integration partner," said one.
The news will be welcomed in particular by Mike Turner, the chief executive of BAE Systems, Britain's largest defence contractor and a member of the alliance.
A spokesman for the MoD said: "KBR will continue to play a full part in the demonstration phase. Decisions on the manufacture phase have not yet been taken."
Industry executives still expect the project to get the final approval from the Government in the next few months although price remains a hurdle.