FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Melrose Industries / 9 October 2026
Melrose Industries (MRO): news on Friday 9 October 2026
+4.5 positive
Most coverage covered GKN Aerospace's expanded long-term Gripen E/F engine partnership with Saab, which reflects well on Melrose's main business. This was offset by reports of the shares sliding and underperforming the market, plus a look back at an earlier plant scare.
What drove it
- Saab Gripen engine deal
- share price fall
- GKN plant scare
The 12 stories
- +9.2 GKN Aerospace becomes Saab's preferred Gripen E/F engine partner
GKN named preferred Gripen E/F engine partner, a clear win. - +9.0 Saab and GKN Aerospace sign long-term deal to expand Gripen E/F engine support
Long-term deal to expand Gripen engine support. - +8.3 GKN Aerospace and Saab expand collaboration on Gripen E/F’s engine - News - News & insights
GKN's own announcement of expanded Gripen engine collaboration. - +8.3 Saab, GKN Aerospace Deepen Gripen Engine Partnership
GKN Aerospace deepens Gripen engine partnership with Saab, a positive contract. - +8.0 Saab and GKN Aerospace strengthen cooperation on Gripen E/F propulsion
Closer Gripen propulsion cooperation benefits GKN Aerospace. - +7.8 Sweden Strengthens Fighter Jet Autonomy with Saab and GKN Aerospace Partnership
GKN Aerospace partnership with Saab strengthens its Gripen engine role. - +7.7 Saab and GKN Aerospace Strengthen Gripen E/F Engine Cooperation
Strengthened Gripen engine cooperation with Saab. - +7.3 Gripen E Engine: Saab and GKN Deepen Work as Sweden Builds Know-How
Deeper GKN work with Saab on Gripen engine. - +7.2 Saab and GKN Aerospace Strengthen Their Expertise in Gripen Engines
GKN and Saab strengthen Gripen engine expertise. - −7.0 Caught Out By Melrose Industries' Fall? What The Bears Saw
Coverage of the share price fall and bearish views. - −6.3 Melrose Industries slides Thursday, underperforms market
Shares slid and underperformed the market. - −5.0 How did a GKN Aerospace plant scare unsettle Melrose Industries (LSE:MRO) shares this year?
Plant scare unsettled shares earlier this year.
Melrose Industries: every day · Aerospace and defence on 9 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day