Rolls-Royce lands £60m nuclear sub contract
A £60m nuclear submarine contract awarded by the Ministry of Defence is set to secure the jobs of 700 people at Rolls-Royce's Derby plant.
The MoD has said it is spending £960m on the second phase of construction for the UK’s four nuclear-armed Dreadnought submarines. £900m will got to BAE Systems, with the remaining £60m to Rolls-Royce Defence, which will further the design and manufacture of the nuclear propulsion power plant.
Visiting Derby, Defence Minister Guto Bebb said: "The Dreadnought Programme is a true national ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
