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<p>Procurement programmes do not routinely set the requirements on where equipment
or components are manufactured or assembled, unless there is a national security requirement
to do so. This is a matter for the equipment and component suppliers, and the lead
contractors.</p><p>In both cases, the Aircraft Carrier Alliance whose membership consists
of BAE Systems, Babcock and Thales UK, and the lead contractor for the Type 26 Frigate
programme, BAE Systems, have selected the majority of sub-contractors for the programmes
through competition. UK suppliers have had an equal opportunity to bid for work on
the two programmes, with selections based on price and the ability of suppliers to
meet schedule and performance requirements.</p><p>The majority of the structural steel
for the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier programme was supplied by Tata UK and
the programme as a whole sustained thousands of jobs throughout the UK supply chain.
On the Type 26 programme to date, 64 sub-contracts have been awarded to UK based companies
including the gas turbines (Rolls Royce), propulsion system (General Electric) and
gearboxes (David Brown Gear Systems) and air weapons handling system (Babcock). We
anticipate that more UK based sub-contractors will continue to be appointed as the
programme progresses.</p>
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