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Business/Financial

U.K. Outsources Some Trident Support

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

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The U.K. Ministry of Defense Friday said it signed a 15-year contract valued at some $236 million with ABL Alliance to provide support of the Trident Strategic Weapon System at the Royal Naval Armament Depot (RNAD) Coulport and the Strategic Weapon Support Building (SWSB) Faslane, both of which are part of Her Majesty's (HM) Naval Base Clyde. The contract is with an industrial alliance of contractors: AWE plc, Babcock International Group plc and Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems (LMUKSS) [LMT],…

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