Surging military spending boosts London-listed defence sales

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Two London-listed manufacturing contractors are reaping the benefits of a surge in defence spending as the period of geopolitical turmoil boosts sales across the sector.

FTSE AIM-listed firm Gooch & Housego’s saw its profits before tax surge by nearly 16 per cent in the first half of the financial year, up to £3.3bn, driven by https://www.cityam.com/surging-military-spending-boosts-london-listed-defence-sales/">[...]