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A Babcock International apprentice metal cutting.

The defence giants taking on thousands of apprentices - including in Scotland

Construction has started to build a new Type 26 frigate HMS Sheffield, with the shipbuilding programme supporting thousands of jobs in Scotland.

Landmark moment as construction begins to build HMS Sheffield

David Madden (inset) was interviewed for a new documentary about the Freckleton Air Disaster, where he watched most of his classmates get killed 80 years ago.

'I ran through a burning doorway as my classmates got killed'

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Scottish council leaders 'need training' after £60m school blunder

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes (left) visited Ferguson Marine's Port Glasgow shipyard on Thursday

Ferguson Marine boss vows 'aggressive' ferries bid

Concept design for the first seven electric ferries for CalMac. (Photo by Transport Scotland/naValue)

Exclusive The electric ferry orders Ferguson Marine is expected to lose and win

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack welcome the increase in defence spending.

Scotland to play 'growing role in Britain's defence', Alister Jack says

Analysis After licensing arms worth nearly half a billion to Israel, UK is under pressure

Kirk grew up in Cumbernauld, and states: 'The only thing I had going for me was I was quite good at maths, because I wasn't very good at football, and I wasn't very good at fighting.' Picture: contributed.

Interview: tech entrepreneur Ewan Kirk on a philanthropic portfolio career

HMS Glasgow enters the water for first time. Pic John Devlin

Warship construction paused while ‘sabotage’ at Scottish shipyard investigated

Ferguson Marine is looking forward after the bruising impact of the contract to build hulls 801 and 802.

Ferguson Marine boss confident of bright future for yard

Hazel McGarth, first year project management apprentice in BAE Systems’ naval ships business. Picture: John Linton

BAE Systems to take on more than 300 Scottish trainees in new year

The firm was found to have supported 6,300 jobs in Scotland, including more than 3,500 directly employed, in the year. Picture: Peter Devlin.

Defence group Babcock boosted Scottish economy by £370m in year to March

BAE announced the construction of five more British warships, as he declined to commit to boosting defence spending to 3 per cent

Sunak announces construction of five more warships on the Clyde

Ross Wilson of Leonardo has green ambitions.

Edinburgh experts help RAF cut Typhoon fighter's carbon footprint

BAE Systems says it currently has nearly 3,300 apprentices and graduates in training across its UK businesses (file image). Picture: contributed.

Scotland in sights of defence giant BAE Systems' major recruitment push for 2022

Heather Trodden, Dave Hughes, Derek Mathieson and Emma Loedel of Novosound. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Glasgow remote sensor innovator cheers business wins with global giants

Engineering giant BAE Systems, which has shipyards at Govan and Scotstoun, has partnered up with environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) to support its award-winning Upstream Battle initiative to tackle marine litter “from source to sea”

All hands on deck: how a Clyde shipbuilder is keeping Scotland beautiful

The bow of HMS Glasgow has been rolled out at a shipyard on the River Clyde. Pic: John Linton

New Royal Navy warship emerges at Clyde shipyard

The group is one of the world's top defence and aerospace companies, behind key naval projects. Picture: BAE Systems

BAE Systems hiring 100 trainees in Scotland amid record UK intake

BAE has supplied systems for the first 100 buses and will supply an additional 180 systems for buses next year.

BAE Systems green tech to power up new Alexander Dennis buses

Pictured: Mark Stead, SVR Radar and Advanced Targeting at Leonardo’s Edinburgh site where cutting edge radar technology is being produced.

Edinburgh engineers develop groundbreaking technology for UK armed forces

The BAE shipyard at Govan, where construction work has temporarily halted. Picture: John Devlin

Clyde shipyards fall silent as coronavirus halts manual work on naval contracts

Stretched versions of these Alexander Dennis Volvo buses are now a familiar sight in Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scottish bus firm Alexander Dennis to build up to 600 buses for Irish operator

Mental health pioneers will take part in a conference this week. Picture: TSPL

There’s a mental health crisis going on out there, warns Govan veteran

Students at the University of Glasgow are to protest against arms trade representatives being at a jobs fair at the student union.

Arms trade recruitment fair at Glasgow University set to attract protesters

Two Rivers Recruitment founder Eddie Finnigan spent several years working in the UK and abroad,primarily Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Picture: Contributed

Glasgow recruitment start-up Two Rivers heads for a million

The Leonardo Innovation Hub deal marks the latest property investment by Asian groups in Scotland. Picture: Contributed

Edinburgh aerospace site sells for £100m to Korean investor

Tesco was among the private sector firms dominating the top ten. Picture by Lindsay Addison

Tesco top hirer of ex-Army personnel

Construction of the ship began in 2011, with some of the blocks built in Portsmouth and then sent up to Rosyth on a barge for assembly.

HMS Prince of Wales in pictures: Royal Navy's second Scottish-built carrier take...

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson will say the investment in UK nuclear submarines shows the Government's 'unwavering commitment to keeping the UK safe and secure from intensifying threats'. Picture: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire

UK government to invest Â£2.5bn in nuclear submarines

HMS Dragon, the fourth of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers, is launched at Govan in November 2008. Picture: Donald Macleod/TSPL

Clyde shipyard workers '˜betrayed' over frigate order

Unclaimed estates could land people with Edinburgh connections a fortune

IMF raises growth forecast for all advanced economies except UK

The Government is being urged to help save jobs at defence giant BAE Systems, which is set to announce cuts at sites making the Eurofighter Typhoon jet. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Jobs help urged as BAE systems set to announce cuts

Senior partner Steve Williams hailed a 'transformative' year for Deloitte in Scotland. Picture: Chris Watt

Deloitte sees revenues lift for seventh year running

'I don't see Brexit being a massive challenge for us,' says Activpayroll founder and chief executive Alison Sellar. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Activpayroll founder looks to build on global expansion

The first warship in a new fleet of Royal Navy frigates will be called HMS Glasgow, the Defence Secretary has announced. Picture; PA

First new Royal Navy frigate to be called HMS Glasgow

A computer generated illustration of the Type 26 frigate

Three frigates worth Â£3.7bn secure shipyard jobs for decades

Obituary: John Cockburn OBE, test and display pilot of fast military jets

A worker, reflected in a puddle, leaves the BAE Systems yard in Govan. Picture: PA

Two more Royal Navy warships to be built on Clyde

A Type26 Frigate like the ones being built on the Clyde

Report says future Royal Navy shipbuilding contracts should go beyond the Clyde

Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan being launched at Govan shipyard in October 2010. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Leader comment: Royal Navy ship building huge boost for the Clyde
It has been more than six years since HMS Duncan, the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer, was launched on the Clyde at the BAE Systems shipyard. It will be at le...

Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant, one of the UK's current four nuclear warhead-carrying submarines, at HM Naval Base Clyde. Picture: PA

New Trident submarines '˜to be built with French steel'

An artist impression of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. Picture: PA

Call for MoD to begin building Clyde warships

Thatcher lobbied hard with the Saudi royal family to secure the controversial Al-Yamamah contract. Picture: Getty Images

Secret files reveal how Thatcher negociated Saudi arms deal

HMS Forth was unveiled at the BAE Systems shipyard in Govan, and will be floated to Scotstoun this weekend. Picture: Contributed

Clyde yards embrace virtual reality for latest navy ships

The UK government promised in 2014 that the Type 26 frigates would be built on the Clyde. Picture: Contributed

Michael Fallon accuses SNP of hypocrisy over frigates

Retaining jobs will be made difficult by delays to the proposed Type 26 frigates, the Unite convener for BAE Systems' Scotstoun yard has said. Picture: John Devlin

Shipyard workers '˜won't accept redundancies over MoD frigate delay'

Ideagen counts Virgin Trains among its clients. Picture: David Parry/PA Wire

Software group Ideagen posts 58% surge in profits

New type-26 Frigate , which is supposed to be built on the Clyde. Picture: Contributed

MoD '˜must come clean' over delays to Clyde frigate contracts

CluisTROM is led by managing director Neil McIntosh. Picture: Contributed

Hearing specialist wins deal with Black & Lizars

Nicola Sturgeon has asked David Cameron for a commitment that the Type 26 contract will be delivered. Picture: Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon: PM can't avoid obligation to Clyde workers

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Julie Bull

Nicola Sturgeon: '˜Betrayal' if PM reneges on Clyde shipyards promise

Hundreds of jobs at BAE sites on the Clyde are under threat say unions after navy orders delayed. Picture: Getty Images

Fears for Clyde shipbuilding jobs as frigate orders delayed

Eden Mill Brewery and Distillery, Guardbridge. Scotch whisky has sttod the test of time and remains a valuable Scottish export. Picture: Neil Hanna

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Manufacturing in Scotland: What do we still make?

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