BAE Systems has posted a seven per cent increase in sales for the 2019 financial year, climbing from £18.4bn to £20.1bn.
The increase helped operating business cash flow increase by £314m to £1,307m, while net debt decreased to £743m from £904m.
The highlights of the air division, which relates to work carried out at the company's Samlesbury and Warton sites, include continued work delivering Typhoon aircraft to Qatar, the first four Hawk aircraft assembled in Saudi Arabia were accepted and entered service in-Kingdom, and the design and production readiness phase of the Hunter Class programme for the Royal Australian Navy continues to make good progress.
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