UK Awards Rolls Royce £9 Billion Nuclear Submarine Contract
- Manufacturer to design reactors to fuel nation’s sub-sea fleet
- Eight-year deal to create 1,000 new jobs, protect 4,000 others
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The UK awarded a £9 billion ($11 billion) contract to Rolls Royce for the design and manufacture of nuclear reactors to power the nation’s submarine fleet, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government seeks to highlight its commitment to the country’s nuclear deterrent.
As part of the deal, Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd. will also supply support services to nuclear reactors for the submarines, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday in a statement. The eight-year contract - called ‘Unity’ - will create more than 1,000 jobs, as well as helping preserve an existing 4,000, it said.