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BAE Systems Awarded £1.3 Billion Contract For HMS Anson
The Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract for the delivery of HMS Anson, taking the total value for work on the vessel to £1.3 billion.
The contract covers the design and remaining build for the Astute-class submarine, as well as test and commissioning activities.
Manufacturing on HMS Anson, the fifth of seven technologically-advanced submarines in the class, began in 2010. She is now at an advanced stage of construction at BAE Systems’ site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and on schedule to leave for sea trials in 2020.
The contract was announced by Philip Dunne MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement. He said:
"This £1.3 billion contract marks an important step in the progress of the Astute programme.
"This is a key part of our £166 billion plan to ensure that our armed forces have the equipment they need to defend the UK’s interests across the seas, in the skies and on land, both at home and abroad."
"This new contract for Anson not only provides significant financial savings of £50 million to the taxpayer but also secures thousands of jobs in Barrow and across the UK supply chain, demonstrating the Government’s commitment to increase defence spending each year for the rest of the decade."
BAE Systems employs more than 7,600 people in its submarines business, including those working on the Astute programme. Boat six, HMS Agamemnon, and the yet-to-be named seventh are also under construction in Barrow.
Powered by a nuclear-reactor, each of the submarines will provide land strike, strategic intelligence-gathering, anti-submarine and surface ship warfare capabilities.
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