If the mega merge went ahead, the two remain separately listed companies but with a new parent company above them with the ability to massively cut costs at a time when defense budgets are under strain.
The two firms already work closely on projects like the Airbus A380 super jumbo project and the Eurofighter Typhoon attack jet.
两家公司目前已在一些项目上展开亲密合作，如空客巨无霸A380大型机项目及欧洲战机台风战斗机。
A merger will need approval of both boards but also regulators around Europe, and importantly, regulators in the United States where BAE Systems has steadily become one of the biggest defence contractors for the Pentagon.
Europe's biggest defense contractor and its biggest aerospace firm are in advance talks to merge. BAE Systems and EADS reveal they have already agreed to most of the details of the combining group but they've yet to pull the trigger.
If the mega merge went ahead, the two remain separately listed companies but with a new parent company above them with the ability to massively cut costs at a time when defense budgets are under strain. The two firms already work closely on projects like the Airbus A380 super-jumbo project and the Eurofighter Typhoon attack jet.
A merger will need approval of both boards but also regulators around Europe, and importantly, regulators in the United States where BAE Systems has steadily become one of the biggest defence contractors for the Pentagon. Some US aerospace firms may also have something to say about a massive new kit on the block.
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