Unite general secretary Sharon Graham expressed concerns reported by Lancashire Post: “Workers at BAE and across the whole UK defence and manufacturing industry will be looking at the ending of the Typhoon final assembly production at Warton and asking how a government promising to turn defence spending into ‘British growth, British jobs, British skills, British innovation’ could let it happen…A failure to do this could destroy a generation of aerospace workers and would amount to an act of national self-harm."
As reported by Jane’s in April, nearly all RAF Tranche 1 jets have been retired. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) recently ordered more F-35 fighters instead of replacing retiring Eurofighters with new models. BAE hoped export orders might sustain operations until GCAP production begins, but no such orders have materialized.
The Typhoon was developed with Germany, Italy, and Spain as a fighter focused on interception and air superiority. Over time it evolved into a multirole fighter still used by several air forces globally. However, this does not suffice to keep BAE's Warton plant operational.
Despite ongoing aircraft orders from Germany’s Luftwaffe and others like Spain, Italy, Kuwait, and Qatar for various Tranche models, there isn't enough work across final assembly lines in Europe. Each partner nation performs its own final assembly under original program designs with parts supplied by companies like BAE and Leonardo Airbus Defense.
Germany placed new orders last year while Spain and Italy opted for Tranche 4 models. Yet among production partners opting out first appears RAF leaving few options open at Warton Plant according UK Defence Journal reporting suggestions MOD bridging gap between end-Typhoon-start-GCAP through exports which haven't come through yet either way until mid-2030s expected entry service timeline fifth-gen stealth fighter model starts rolling off lines here domestically instead overseas meanwhile elsewhere continues operating frontline capacities albeit limited scale given current circumstances affecting future prospects uncertain momentarily unless strategic changes occur soon enough alter course developments underway presently remain seen if unfold positively long-term basis support sustainability objectives overall context surrounding situation evolving dynamically amidst challenges faced currently today tomorrow beyond horizon foreseeable future holds ahead awaits reveal unfolds eventually ultimately time tells story full circle completed journey embarked upon originally 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