Plymouth to get nearly 1,000 jobs as ‘game-changing’ £84m defence deal approved
An £84m investment in Plymouth's defence sector that is expected to create nearly 1,000 jobs has been approved by the Government.
The investment will establish the National Centre for Marine Autonomy, anchored in Plymouth, with new facilities at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
More than 400 UK businesses are expected to benefit from the programme, including firms working in robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.
The funding, made up of £50m from the Defence Growth Deal with a fu... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
