LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Britain's defence ministry will
take back direct control of day-to-day operations of the
country's nuclear weapon warheads from a consortium run by
Lockheed Martin, Serco and Jacobs Engineering
in June 2021, Serco said on Monday.
The three companies have managed the entity called AWE
Management, which controls the Atomic Weapons Establishment
since 2000, with Lockheed Martin having 51% and Serco and Jacobs
holding 24.5% each.
Serco said it was told by Britain's Ministry of Defence
(MoD) late on Friday that AWE plc would transfer back under the
direct control and management of the MoD as from June 30, 2021.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Sarah Young)