Rolls-Royce awarded £235m defence contract


Gavin Williamson the defence secretary has announce on Monday that a £235m nuclear submarine engine, defence contract has been awarded to Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce will provide support to the propulsion systems on board the Vanguard, Trafalgar and Astute class nuclear submarines until 2022.

The defence secretary said HMS Warspite is to be the name of the third Dreadnought submarine, which was the last “great ship” to build under Queen Elizabeth I.


