£450m
spent with more than 750 local suppliers
Our site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, leads the design and manufacture of the Royal Navy’s Astute and Dreadnought submarines and will commence construction of SSN-AUKUS later this decade. Our military aircraft sites in Samlesbury and Warton, Lancashire, provide engineering, design, manufacturing and R&D for crucial programmes including Typhoon, F-35 and the Global Combat Air Programme.
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Employees at Barrow design and manufacture the Astute and Dreadnought submarines for the Royal Navy.
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Delivering the UK's next generation future combat air systems.
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HMS Anson was commissioned into the Royal Navy in August 2022 at Barrow-in-Furness.
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Promoting opportunities for social mobility.
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New processes to increase efficiency are being developed at the Factory of the Future.
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The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is a truly international endeavour.
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Helping to reduce defence emissions.
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Our Collaboration with Pipistrel is developing understanding of battery technology and electrified flight.
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Our Schools roadshow has reached one million pupils.