Defence rise looks shipshape for shipyard

BY CRAIG PATON

The UK Government announced plans earlier this year to cut the overseas aid budget in order to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027.
Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow missed out on a contract to build seven new small vessels for the west coast CalMac network, raising concerns about its future after the delivery of the vastly late and over-budget Glen Rosa.
The yard has already done some work for nearby BAE Systems in Glasgow, which is building ships for the Royal Navy.
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