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The Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers will be built in four shipyards across the UK, Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said.
Mr Darling has told MPs the £4bn carriers will be assembled at Govan and Rosyth in Scotland, as well as in Tyneside and Portsmouth.
He said those sites had been chosen subject to "value for money" tests.
The two 950ft long, 60,000-tonne carriers will be the biggest British warships ever built.
The value of the work is likely to rise to £10bn when maintenance and support is added.
On Monday, Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), a subsidiary of US firm Halliburton, won the contract to manage the construction of the ships.
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Mr Darling has told MPs the £4bn carriers will be assembled at Govan and Rosyth in Scotland, as well as in Tyneside and Portsmouth.
He said those sites had been chosen subject to "value for money" tests.
The two 950ft long, 60,000-tonne carriers will be the biggest British warships ever built.
The value of the work is likely to rise to £10bn when maintenance and support is added.
On Monday, Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), a subsidiary of US firm Halliburton, won the contract to manage the construction of the ships.
BBC Read More
