Bae To Add 300 Jobs For Eurofighter Support Contract

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BAE Systems has secured a potentially 15-year contractrnto provide in-service support and maintenance services for the UK Royal Air Force's fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons.rnUnder an initial five-year partnering deal with the UK Ministry of Defence worth ￡450 million (S637 million), BAE will support the Typhoon and its systems at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, with additional work to be performed at its Samlesbury and Warton plants in Lancashire.rnThe company will also increase its related employee numbers under the Typhoon Availability Service (TAS) from a current 200 people to more than 500 by year-end, it says.