A military contract worth £233.5 million to maintain Poseidon submarine hunting aircraft has been announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The Poseidon (P-8A) is the RAF’s maritime patrol aircraft specialising in anti-submarine warfare, identifying and tracking potentially-hostile vessels around UK waters.
The five-year contract is expected to create 107 jobs at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, focused on aircraft maintenance and support, with a further 46 posts at sites in Bristol, Yeovil and Gosport.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “Our new Poseidon fleet continues to grow from strength to strength and is already defending the UK’s maritime interests at home and abroad.