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BAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 1 May 2026

EnComm Aviation says the firm’s action has cut off vital support for crisis-hit countries including South Sudan and the DRC

Britain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, is facing a £120m lawsuit after scrapping support for aircraft used to deliver aid to some of the world’s neediest countries.

EnComm Aviation, a Kenya-based aid cargo operator, claims the decision forced the cancellation of humanitarian contracts and reduced supplies to South Sudan, now threatened by famine , Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), among others.