# Marshall Aerospace awarded £110m contract for Hercules C-130J centre wing box replacement

The UK Ministry of Defence awarded a £110m contract to Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group to replace the centre wing box for the RAF's Hercules C-130J aircraft, creating 330 jobs in Cambridge.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-07-14
- Where: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Value: $143.0M (110.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 330
- Status: announced
- Products: centre wing box for Hercules C-130J
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ministry of Defence](https://endata.com/companies/9956.md) (customer)
- [Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group](https://endata.com/companies/20404.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [ukdefencejournal.org.uk](https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/defence-secretary-announces-120m-investment-british-air-power/), 2017-07-14: "The first contract, worth £110 million, is with British company Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group."

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