Second, BAE's owners, as opposed to its board, aren't weeping about the collapse of the deal.
The point is that BAE's biggest customer is not the British government but the US government.
The company provides consultancy services and manufactures parts for the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, BAE, and Mercedes-Benz.
Britain's BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and others will share in the profits whichever US bidders is chosen.
BAE's board is planning to make its decision tomorrow morning, having reviewed tonight's inter-governmental talks.
He agreed with the State Department that Mr. Bae should be released immediately on humanitarian grounds.
Those represented include BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, the London Underground and the English Premier League.
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But BAe appealed and argued that refurbishment, at least, would be allowed by the UN.
Industrial partners on the project include Sellafield, the National Nuclear Laboratory, BAE Systems and Network Rail.
Just yesterday, I met with the CEO of mega defense company BAE Systems Inc.
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Suveges was the second BAE employee to die in a combat zone this year.
It was moved to the outer perimeter of the BAE Systems shipyard by barge.
Boeing competes mostly with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and Raytheon.
The destroyer was built by BAE and launched at Govan in Glasgow in 2009.
It will set sail from the BAE Systems shipyard on the Clyde at Scotstoun.
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They join BAE Systems's Filton factory in Bristol which was bought by Bridgehouse Capital in December.
But BAE Systems says up to 450 jobs are likely to be lost at the plant.
Teams led by BAE Systems, ITT Defense, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are all chasing the opportunity.
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Louis, Nammo Talley assembles shoulder-launched rockets in Columbus and BAE Systems completes howitzers in Hattiesburg.
The agreement would not be the RAFO's first experience of dealing with BAE Systems.
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He supported BAE workers in Warton and Samlesbury who were in danger of losing their jobs.
At a stroke, the deal with BAE gave it a way to realise all three objectives.
The investment group concluded that BAE Systems had "strong" prospects as an independent company.
BAE, can hope to get little more than crumbs from the world's biggest defence market.
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The plant used to be part of BAE Systems, building entire Jetstream aircraft until 1996.
According to BAE Systems, nearly 19, 000 HEADS sensors have been delivered to the US Army.
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He has also maintained close relationships at BAE, particularly with its boss, Ian King.
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In its statement, BAE said the merger would allow the combined companies to cut costs.
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On Thursday, a Briton working for BAE Systems, a defence contractor, was shot dead.
Yet Kim Seong Bae, a director in charge of restructuring, still wonders why they are there.
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