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Destroyer deal boosts jobs in Portsmouth

A £70 million contract to support the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers will secure more than 100 engineering jobs. 

The 2-and-a-half-year contract will protect around 100 highly skilled engineering jobs at BAE Systems in Portsmouth, the home port of the Royal Navy’s 6 Type 45 destroyers and future home of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. Further jobs will be sustained in the company’s wider supply chain.

The contract will ensure the effectiveness of these complex and capable warships is maintained, ensuring they are fit to operate effectively around the world.

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