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Rolls-Royce wins major MoD contract for RAF Typhoon fighter jets

Most of the work will take place at the company's 海角视频 defence HQ in Bristol

Rolls-Royce engineers working on an aircraft engine thruster(Image: Jonathan Green/Rolls-Royce)

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

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.

"This contract builds on more than a century of Rolls-Royce partnership and trust with the Ministry of Defence," said Adam Riddle, president of defence at Rolls-Royce.

"This investment enables us and our supply chain to ensure the Royal Air Force can execute their missions effectively, wherever and whenever they’re needed, in an increasingly complex global environment.”

Defence Secretary John Healey MP said the contract delivered on the government's Plan for Change by securing jobs in the 海角视频.

“Together with our upgrade programme, this contract will ensure our Typhoon fleet remains the backbone of 海角视频 air defence for the next decade," he said.