DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon downplayed fears of a rift with BAE Systems as it said it hopes to be a partner in the MoD's FIST project to transform the infantry and open a £4bn export market. BAE won an £186m order from the US Navy and formed a French aero-engine joint venture.
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