470 RAF Valley jobs secured by £370m MoD contracts

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Contracts worth £372m to help with the training of Typhoon and Tornado jet pilots will secure 470 jobs at RAF Valley on Anglesey.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) cash means in-service support for Hawk training aeroplanes will continue at the site until at least 2020.

These are used by the UK armed forces to prepare pilots before conversion to frontline jets.

The deals secure 700 UK jobs in total, with Anglesey the main services hub.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-35906697