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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

MoD strikes £9bn deal with Rolls Royce to help power UK nuclear submarines

Defence Secretary John Healey said the agreement showed that defence can be used as ‘an engine for growth’ (Dan Kitwood/PA) - (PA Wire)

A deal worth around £9 billion has been struck with Rolls-Royce by the Government to help power Britain’s nuclear submarines.

The eight-year contract, dubbed Unity, is aimed at safeguarding 4,000 jobs and creating more than 1,000 others, as well as bolstering national security and the UK economy.

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