Inside the weapons factory putting Britain on a war footing
In between the two, another metal box plays host to Britain's newest gun factory. Last week BAE Systems cut the ribbon on a 94,000 sq ft site bringing manufacturing of M777 howitzers back to the UK. These 4.2 tonne weapons, developed by BAE in the 1990s, fire 155mm shells at a range of 25km. They are now the field gun of choice for US, Canadian, Australian and Indian forces.
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