Project positions Methil yard for future defence work

35 new jobs to be created, including 14 new apprenticeship positions

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has officially cut the steel to start the fabrication of a new transport barge at Navantia UK’s facility in Methil in Fife.

The barge is a strategic £8 million investment by Navantia UK. It will be used in the delivery of a contract to provide three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to the Royal Navy.

Scotland is at the heart of the UK’s defence industry, keeping the UK safe at home and strong abroad, delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change. The UK Government has committed to the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War. We will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP from 2027, with an ambition to reach

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