The UK government recognises Springfields as a strategic
national asset for the UK, with the capacity and skills to
manufacture fuel for all the UK’s future nuclear needs,
including overseas export.
As a tier 2 supplier to the defence industry NEC produced the centre section of the missile plus various small parts, which are then assembled to the main body prior to delivery.
The Spearfish torpedo is the heavy torpedo used by the submarines of the Royal Navy. NEC produced five of the eight hull sections that make up a Spearfish heavyweight Torpedo.