Military jet developer Aeralis has secured a £9m contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which the firm has said will allow it to create and sustain 250 jobs.
The deal will see the Bristol-based manufacturing start-up, which is currently developing a modular aircraft design for the Royal Air Force (RAF), providing the MoD with digital engineering support services.
The firm, which is looking to deliver the first fully British-crewed military jet since the 1970s, said it would assist the government’s national defence department on key combat programmes, using a system it has developed for faster production of light aircraft at reduced cost.
