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16.05.2022 - 06:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A £30 million deal to maintain two giant Royal Navy aircraft carriers has secured 300 jobs in Scotland.
The 10-year agreement will see the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales enter dry dock anytime they require routine maintenance at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife.
Jeremy Quin, defence procurement minister, said: "The Queen Elizabeth class carriers are the flagships of our Royal Navy and it’s crucial they remain ready to protect and defend the UK and our allies.
"Both carriers had their final construction in Rosyth, and I’m pleased they will return for their dry dock maintenance, supporting vital jobs and skills in Scotland."
The UK Government said the contract would help sustain 300 jobs across the Rosyth Dockyard as well as the wider supply chain.
The 65,000 tonne carriers cost taxpayers £3 billion each and are used to launch the F35 Joint Strike Fighter fast jets across the globe.
HMS Prince of Wales recently supported Exercise Cold Response – the largest Arctic exercise in 30 years, which saw 2,000 British personnel join 26 other nations off the shores of Norway – while her sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth has been carrying out training in waters close to the UK.
Sean Donaldson, Babcock’s managing director of marine engineering and systems at the Rosyth site, said his company was “delighted to have been awarded the contract to provide dry dockings for the aircraft carriers over the next decade”.
“The investments in our Rosyth infrastructure and facilities over the last 10 years mean we are ideally placed to deliver projects of this size and scale,” he said.
“The programme will also benefit from the extensive knowledge and expertise of Babcock’s skilled workforce which is steeped in carrier experience. It’s a really proud
The royal family is showering Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter, Lilibet Diana, with some birthday love!
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