Rolls-Royce wins its biggest ever MoD deal with £9bn nuclear submarine contract

Rolls-Royce will design, manufacture and provide support services for nuclear reactors for the UK’s submarine fleet. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

The British engineering company Rolls-Royce has struck its biggest ever deal with the Ministry of Defence with a £9bn contract to make nuclear submarine reactors for the Royal Navy.

The government said the deal, which will create more than 1,000 jobs and safeguard 4,000 other roles, will improve UK national security and drive economic growth.