Government and Rolls-Royce agree £2.5bn to build jet engines in the UK and create tens of thousands of jobs
What was announced
Government and Rolls-Royce have agreed a £2.5 billion programme which could see jet engines built in the UK for decades and create tens of thousands of jobs.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Government agreement with Rolls-Royce will keep UK at forefront of aerospace innovation and could see jet engines built in the UK for decades to come.
- Multi-decade co-operation includes joint 10-year £2.5bn programme for next-generation jet engines for passenger and military planes.
- Agreement expected to support 3,300 jobs by end of 2029 with tens of thousands more in the decades ahead.
Figures in this announcement
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- “Multi-decade co-operation includes joint 10-year £2.5bn programme for next-generation jet engines for passenger and military planes.”
- “Agreement expected to support 3,300 jobs by end of 2029 with tens of thousands more in the decades ahead.”
- “Tens of thousands of new jobs are expected to be created from a new government agreement with Rolls-Royce to help turbocharge Britain’s reindustrialisation, including a £2.5 billion programme for cutting-edge cleaner and more efficient jet engines, jointly funded over 10 years.”
- “Rolls-Royce estimates that securing a UK engine on these planes could lead to billions more being invested in the UK in the coming decades, which could add £120 billion to the economy over the lifetime of the programme.”
- “The investment is expected to support for 3,300 existing jobs over the next few years, with the potential for tens of thousands of new roles beyond that.”
- “This agreement will help take a sector which employs around 113,000 people and brings over £46 billion per year into our economy to the next level.”
Who and where
People
- Andy Burnham (MP for Makerfield (Labour (Co-op))) · more news
- Jonathan Reynolds (MP for Stalybridge and Hyde (Labour (Co-op))) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (UK government department) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Makerfield, Stalybridge And Hyde.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Industrial strategy, Manufacturing.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-and-rolls-royce-agree-25bn-to-build-jet-engines-in-the-uk-and-create-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs
- Published 2026-10-28 15:25:58 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-28 15:30:10 UTC from GOV.UK
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