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 "title": "BAE Systems Lifts 2026 Guidance on Sales, EBIT and EPS — a GBP 15.8 Billion Half and a Record GBP 84 Billion Backlog",
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 "published": "2026-07-30T14:47:00.000+02:00",
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 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, 30 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * BAE Systems reported half-year sales of GBP 15,772 million, up 9 per cent, with underlying EBIT up 11 per cent to GBP 1,701 million and underlying earnings per share up 13 per cent to 38.9 pence\n * Order intake of GBP 16.4 billion took the order backlog to a record GBP 84.0 billion, against an opportunity pipeline the company puts at GBP 180 billion\n * Free cash flow of GBP 1,791 million, helped by customer advances, carried a guidance upgrade o",
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