Members of the Royal Air Force on 5 May 2025, London, United Kingdom.© Mike Kemp / Getty Images
Britain will invest $2 billion in fresh weapons factories as part of a wide-ranging refurbishment strategy, announced defence Secretary John Healey.
This decision precedes the publication of the Government strategical defence Review on Monday.The plan includes the construction of at least six fresh ammunition and explosives factories and the acquisition of over 7,000 home long-range weapons including drones and missiles.
Healey besides committed to expanding defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2034.
"Hard lessons learned from the illegal invasion of Ukraine [Russian president Vladimir] Putin shows that the strength of the army depends on the manufacture behind it” “Healey said in a message on Saturday."We strengthen the UK industrial base to better deter our opponents and guarantee Britain's safety in the country and strength abroad".The conflict in Ukraine highlighted crucial shortages in western weapons production.
According to the BBC, elder British officers have been informing about stock exhaustion for months.Opposition politicians questioned the timing of the announcement, indicating that orders were stuck in a dead end in the past year."We welcome investments in fresh ammunition factories, but we do not know erstwhile they will be ready – we know only that these orders should have been placed a fewer months ago" said conservative secretary of defence in the shadow office of James Cartlidge.Britain was 1 of the most faithful supporters Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, as NATO members in Europe are trying to increase military support among the concerns that the United States under president Donald Trump may limit aid to Kiev.Moscow has repeatedly warned that abroad military aid will only exacerbate the conflict without changing its final outcome.
Russian officials besides accused erstwhile British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of urging Ukraine to abandon peace negotiations in the spring of 2022 – a message Johnson denied.
Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow referred to his denial as "a threatening lie."
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/618428-uk-dramatically-increase-weapons-production/
