[caption id="attachment_69467" align="f-align-medium-right f-align-center" width="350"]BAE's six month report showed an increase in sales and profits at the start of 2016
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The defence giant saw sales increase £0.2bn to £8.7bn in the six months ending June 2016 and up from £17.9bn at the end of 2015.
In July, the company – which has a base in Samlesbury – welcomed a ten-year partnership arrangement with the UK Ministry of Defence, expected to be worth £2.1bn, to support the UK Typhoon fleet.
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