BAE Systems wins £5.9 billion UK submarine contract
The package includes £5.9 billion for BAE Systems and supports sea trials for HMS Dreadnought, with work continuing on three other boats.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Barrow-in-Furness to announce an £8.4 billion investment for nuclear submarines, allocating £5.9 billion to BAE Systems for the Dreadnought program.
- The Dreadnought Class vessels will replace the ageing Vanguard-class fleet to maintain the UK's Continuous At Sea Deterrent for decades. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting called the submarines "essential to keeping the UK secure."
- Supporting 47,000 roles nationwide, the project sustains 13,500 jobs in Barrow, with £2.5 billion allocated to the wider supply chain supporting over 6,000 companies.
- Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge criticized the announcement as a "reannouncement of funding previously confirmed" and expressed concern over the lack of detail on procurement of "up to 12" attack submarines.
- Burnham faces scrutiny over future defence spending, having declined to commit to the 3% GDP target; government documents forecast 2.7% by decade's end amid calls for 3.5% by 2035.
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Andy Burnham Defends £8.4bn Nuclear Submarine Investment, Saying It Will Create 47,000 UK Jobs
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a major UK nuclear submarine investment, committing £8.4 billion to the fourth delivery phase of the nation's nuclear deterrent fleet and insisted it will secure thousands of skilled jobs. Speaking directly to workers and apprentices during a high-profile visit to BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness on July 30, 2026, he emphasised that the funding will secure thousands of manufacturing roles across the…
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The new British government of Prime Minister Andy Burnham is investing 8.4 billion pounds (9.8 billion euros) in defense, intended in part for the Dreadnought nuclear submarine program. The investment is also intended to create jobs and apprenticeships. "I am going to ask the business community to commit even more strongly to tackling youth unemployment," Burnham said in a podcast. "We really need to focus on what is most important right now."
Burnham's 'Right-Hand' Cabinet Minister in Charge of National Security Repeatedly Backed Total UK Nuclear Disarmament
Burnham’s right-hand woman and the Cabinet minister in with responsibility for national security has repeatedly opposed Trident and backed full unilateral nuclear disarmament. While Burnham re-announces a £8.4 billion investment in the UK’s nuclear deterrent… Oversight of national security policy coordination belongs to Louise Haigh, who will be running the new Office for the Prime…
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