Rolls-Royce wins its biggest ever MoD deal with £9bn nuclear submarine contract Agreement to make reactors for Royal Navy will create more than 1,000 jobs and safeguard 4,000 other roles.
The British engineering company Rolls-Royce has struck its biggest ever deal with the Ministry of Defence with a £9bn contract to make nuclear submarine reactors for the Royal Navy.
The contract with Rolls-Royce Submarines, dubbed Unity, will result in the engineering firm designing, manufacturing and providing support services for nuclear reactors for the UK’s submarine fleet.
The government said the deal, which will create more than 1,000 jobs and safeguard 4,000 other roles, will boost UK national security and drive economic growth.
“National security is a foundation of our government’s plan for change, and this is a clear demonstration of our commitment to the UK’s nuclear deterrent, which is our ultimate insurance policy in a more dangerous world.”.
