The two companies will begin the third major phase of the country's future nuclear deterrent programme.
This includes the largest submarines ever built for the
Ministry of Defence,
It is also the initial funding round within a planned overall total of nearly £10bn for the entire delivery process.
The third delivery phase will bring the first of four submarines, HMS Dreadnought, which will exit the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard to begin sea trials.
HMS Dreadnought will be part of the Dreadnought class, the largest selection of submarines in the Royal
The programme is crucial to sustaining the
Defence procurement minister
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