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Evening Standard
Anna Wise

Rolls-Royce makes £1 billion more profit after major defence orders

Rolls-Royce has revealed its annual profit surged by £1 billion and upgraded its outlook for the years ahead (Paul Ellis/PA) - (PA Archive)

Rolls-Royce has revealed its annual profit surged by £1 billion and upgraded its outlook for the years ahead, following major military aircraft orders and soaring demand for powering data centres.

The engineering giant said its business divisions were in a good place to benefit from “key global trends” over the coming years.

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