Chief executive Ian King said the Ministry of Defence had asked him to look at different options over the building of two super- carrier warships at Govan and Scotstoun, on the Clyde, and Rosyth, on the Forth.
Thousands of Scottish shipbuilding jobs are under threat after the boss of BAE Systems yesterday admitted the Government was considering cancelling a £5.2 billion defence contract.
Chief executive Ian King said the Ministry of Defence had asked him to look at different options over the building of two super- carrier warships at Govan and Scotstoun, on the Clyde, and Rosyth, on the Forth.