{"id":191,"date":"2025-06-01T17:27:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T17:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=191"},"modified":"2025-06-01T17:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T17:27:41","slug":"uk-to-spend-1-5bn-on-six-new-weapons-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=191","title":{"rendered":"UK to spend \u00a31.5bn on six new weapons factories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government will spend \u00a31.5bn on at least six new munitions and explosives factories to &#8220;better deter our adversaries&#8221;, Defence Secretary John Healey has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The factories will support up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons and create about 1,800 new jobs, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burna Boy - Higher [Official Music Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKzmRnetw-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement is part of the government&#8217;s strategic defence review (SDR), which is due to be published on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Conservatives said they welcomed investment in new munitions but shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge called for &#8220;greater ambition for the pace and scale of rearmament our armed forces require\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The war in Ukraine has highlighted serious deficiencies in the West&#8217;s ability to produce weapons and munitions, and senior British military officers have long warned about the UK&#8217;s depleted stockpiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of its review, the government said it would build new factories to make key munitions and explosives as part of its plans to have an &#8220;always on&#8221; munitions production capacity that could be scaled up quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also said the UK would purchase more than 7,000 British-built long-range weapons, including drones and missiles, over several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the MoD, the new funding will see UK munitions spend hit \u00a36bn during this parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ministers said the extra investment &#8211; which came after Healy said that UK defence spending would rise to 3% of GDP by 2034 at the latest &#8211; would strengthen the armed forces and boost British jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: &#8220;A strong economy needs a strong national defence, and investing in weaponry and munitions and backing nearly 2,000 jobs across Britain in doing so is proof the two go hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are delivering both security for working people in an uncertain world and good jobs, putting more money in people&#8217;s pockets.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healey said the UK&#8217;s defence industry would become an &#8220;engine for economic growth&#8221; and would &#8220;boost skilled jobs in every nation and region&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The hard-fought lessons from [Russian President Vladimir] Putin&#8217;s illegal invasion of Ukraine show a military is only as strong as the industry that stands behind them,&#8221; he added. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cq69vqpp2l4o\">(BBC)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government will spend \u00a31.5bn on at least six new munitions and explosives factories to &#8220;better deter our adversaries&#8221;, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. 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