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Defence giant BAE Systems to axe over 1,900 jobs

Defence giant BAE Systems to axe over 1,900 jobs

London: The United Kingdom's defence company BAE Systems announced on Tuesday it was planning to shed over 1,900 jobs in its military, maritime and intelligence services in a move to streamline its business and have a "sharper" competitive edge. The defence company said that up to 1,400 roles would be cut in its military air and information business, 375 would be cut in its maritime unit and 150 would go from its applied intelligence operations, the Daily Express newspaper reported. "The organisational changes we are announcing today accelerate our evolution to a more streamlined, de-layered organization, with a sharper competitive edge…
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