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Rolls-Royce wins major MoD fighter jets contract

Western Daily Press

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May 09, 2025

ROLLS-ROYCE has secured a £563m contract with the Ministry of Defence to maintain and service engines for Royal Air Force fighter jets.

- HANNAH BAKER

Most of the work on the Typhoon aircraft engines will take place at the engineering giant's defence headquarters in Bristol.

The agreement will see Rolls-Royce providing maintenance and repair to 130 EJ200 engines, supporting around 200 direct jobs in the process.

The five-year contract was awarded by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the procurement arm of the MoD which is based at Abbey Wood in Bristol.

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