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for only half of the Brazilian group’s revenue Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:23 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc54d45c-c256-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct dc54d45c-c256-11e2-8992-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f202b90-c092-11e2-aa8e-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Sir Roger Carr is one of the leading candidates, an appointment unlikely to generate opposition from the UK government Sun, 19 May 2013 21:32:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f202b90-c092-11e2-aa8e-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6f202b90-c092-11e2-aa8e-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0ad091c-be16-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Poland is gearing up for its biggest-ever increase in military equipment spending, splashing out $43bn on 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e595700-b896-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4e595700-b896-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90e5f9f4-b8a8-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Higher taxes and costs pushed net income at the world’s third-largest commercial aircraft maker down 4.5 per to $148m from a year ago Thu, 09 May 2013 14:45:33 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90e5f9f4-b8a8-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 90e5f9f4-b8a8-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb0d02d0-b894-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct At some point, the systems themselves will be fully autonomous. Today’s pilots may be tomorrow’s supervisors and drones will be robots Thu, 09 May 2013 14:36:02 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb0d02d0-b894-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cb0d02d0-b894-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6c47c04-b7f0-11e2-9f1a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Britain believes lifting part of arms embargo on Syria will pave way for the transfer of weapons to moderate rebels fighting the Assad regime Wed, 08 May 2013 15:54:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6c47c04-b7f0-11e2-9f1a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct f6c47c04-b7f0-11e2-9f1a-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25ffd038-b7cc-11e2-bd62-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct European defence contractor is depending on finally settling on a new price for expanded Salam deal, which is being thrashed out with Saudi Arabia Wed, 08 May 2013 15:47:11 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25ffd038-b7cc-11e2-bd62-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_aerospace-defence%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 25ffd038-b7cc-11e2-bd62-00144feabdc0