We also see increasing cyber opportunities, particularly in the civil area. The Group has a well balanced portfolio with a 50/50 split between services and products and, we expect our well established, broad, geographic reach and strong product and services positions will provide a good platform for future growth.”
Ian King, Chief Executive, BAE Systems
Financial key points:
- Sales £8,448m
- Underlying EBITA £865m
- Underlying earnings per share 17.8p
- Order backlog £43.1bn
- Non-UK and US order intake £4.8bn
- Interim dividend per share increased by 3% to 8p