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Rolls-Royce with contract to support Royal Navy submarines
Author:Mariusz Dasiewicz
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense granted Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited (a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce) a £235 million contract to support the maintenance of propulsion systems for Royal Navy submarines – Trafalgar, Vanguard and Astute ships by 2022.
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The agreement provides for the company to provide support, advice and supplies of the materials necessary to maintain the safety and continuous availability of systems on board submarines. In addition to signing the contract, during a visit to Rolls-Royce plant in Raynesway, Derbyshire, British Secretary of Defense Gavin Williamson also announced that a Dreadnought submarine would be named HMS Warspite.
The new Nuclear Life Cycle Management Agreement (NPLM) will provide support for the continuous deterrence capacity on the seas, which this year will have its 50th anniversary. The maintenance of jobs related to this contract will primarily concern Rolls-Royce's Derby establishments and associated offices in HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport. The agreement is part of a broader package of contracts with Rolls-Royce related to the provision of design, support, advice and delivery of components for the installation of ship reactors, as well as the provision of support services on issues such as infrastructure and information technologies.
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"Rolls-Royce plays a key role in supporting our submarines, and I am glad that this agreement will maintain 500 highly skilled jobs that help protect our country," said Secretary Williamson. The program of new nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Navy is crucial for Britain's preservation of nuclear deterrence capabilities. It is not surprising, therefore, that in December last year Williamson announced an increase in funding for this initiative by £400 million in British currency.
– This year marks the 50th anniversary of the continuous deterrence at sea and the 60th anniversary of Rolls-Royce's involvement in the marine nuclear propulsion program," stated Rolls-Royce's President Submarines Limited Steve Dearden. "The NPLM contract will allow us to continue our close cooperation with the submarine delivery agency to ensure the operation of submarines for the Royal Navy," Dearden added.
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