Engineering giant Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a £35m contract to supply the Ministry of Defence with research and technology services over five years on its Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme.

The contract will sustain about 70 jobs at Amec Foster Wheeler’s offices and laboratories in Warrington and Dorchester, Dorset where experts carry out desk-based analysis and laboratory testing and also provide programme, project and technical management services.

Defence minister Harriett Baldwin said: “Long-term investment in innovative research and technology like this is absolutely essential to ensuring that Britain’s nuclear programme remains cutting-edge.

“Underpinned by the UK’s rising defence budget and £178bn 10-year equipment plan, this new deal will help protect Britain and secure scores of highly skilled jobs in Warrington and Dorset.”

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