Campaigners protesting against the end of shipbuilding at BAE's yard at Portsmouth are to stage a rally later.
More than 900 jobs are to be cut by the firm in the city, with a total of 835 further losses across sites in Glasgow, Rosyth, and Filton.
Jon Woods, from Portsmouth Trades Council, said: "It's appalling news - it's simply not acceptable, there will be a fight and I think we will win."
BAE's decision comes after aircraft carrier construction work ended.
Demonstrators will meet in Commercial Road at 13:00 BST.
'Think again'Mr Woods said the campaign was being staged to put BAE and the government under pressure to keep the shipyard jobs.
He added: "I think most of the city is in a state of shock.
"We want to ensure that the shipyard stays open and we firmly believe that not a single job should be lost.
"There's very short-term thinking going on here - we think we can force them to think again."
A protest march is also planned through the city a week later.
BAE Systems employs 1,200 in Portsmouth and 3,200 across Govan, Scotstoun, Rosyth and Filton.
The company said it had made the cuts because of a "significant" drop in demand.
The defence contractor and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have together announced measures that they hope will offset the effect of the job cuts.
Among the plans are more than £100m of investment to expand the dockyard at Portsmouth.
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