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 | | The facility, where aft fuselages and tails will be assembled for the JSF, the world’s largest defence contract, was officially opened by Major General Hudson, Program Executive Officer and Program Director, JSF, the man responsible for running the program on behalf the US Department of Defense. |
 | | With a turnover of £4bn and sustaining more than 30,000 jobs in the area, BAE Systems' North West sites are key to both the overall success of the company and the UK's ability to defend itself. |
 | | At sites including Warton, Samlesbury, Chadderton, Blackburn, Chorley, Woodford and Barrow some of the company's most important programmes are undertaken, from air systems such as Eurofighter Typhoon and Joint Strike Fighter to Tornado, Hawk and Nimrod, along with sea systems including the Type 45 destroyer and the Astute submarine. |
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