Babcock International win a contract to maintain two aircraft carriers, securing 300 jobs.
Rosyth shipyard has won a £30m contract to maintain two Royal Navy aircraft carriers, helping to secure 300 jobs.
Jeremy Quin, defence procurement minister, said: "The Queen Elizabeth class carriers are the flagships of our Royal Navy and it's crucial they remain ready to protect and defend the UK and our allies. The 65,000-tonne carriers cost taxpayers £3bn each and are used to launch the F35 Joint Strike Fighter fast jets across the globe.
Sean Donaldson, Babcock's managing director of marine engineering and systems at the Rosyth site, said the yard was ideally placed to complete projects of this scale.
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