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Hostile takeover of weapons manufacturing firm threatens US national security, warns Unite
AN AEROSPACE takeover in Britain threatens the national security of the United States, trade union Unite said today.
Investments giant Melrose is making a hostile bid to buy up the British firm GKN — which supplies the US air force’s secret military programmes.
The manufacturer is known for its F-35 and F-18 fighter planes and the Chinook and Blackhawk helicopters.
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