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Britain to ramp up defence with new weapons factories

Britain will build at least six new factories producing weapons and explosives as part of a major review of its defence capabilities. The Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) investment is part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), a 10-year plan for military equipment and services expected to be published on Monday. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 7000 long-range weapons would be built in Britain, creating around 1800 jobs. "The hard-fought lessons from (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine show a military is only as strong as the industry that stands behind them," Defence Secretary John Healey said in a statement on Saturday. "We are strengthening the UK's industrial base to better deter our adversaries and make the UK secure at home and strong abroad." The extra investment will mean Britain will spend around Stg6 ($A12.5 billion) on munitions in the current parliament, the MoD said. Earlier on Saturday, the MoD said it would spend an extra Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) to tackle the poor state of housing for the country's armed forces. Britain will build at least six new factories producing weapons and explosives as part of a major review of its defence capabilities. The Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) investment is part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), a 10-year plan for military equipment and services expected to be published on Monday. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 7000 long-range weapons would be built in Britain, creating around 1800 jobs. "The hard-fought lessons from (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine show a military is only as strong as the industry that stands behind them," Defence Secretary John Healey said in a statement on Saturday. "We are strengthening the UK's industrial base to better deter our adversaries and make the UK secure at home and strong abroad." The extra investment will mean Britain will spend around Stg6 ($A12.5 billion) on munitions in the current parliament, the MoD said. Earlier on Saturday, the MoD said it would spend an extra Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) to tackle the poor state of housing for the country's armed forces. Britain will build at least six new factories producing weapons and explosives as part of a major review of its defence capabilities. The Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) investment is part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), a 10-year plan for military equipment and services expected to be published on Monday. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 7000 long-range weapons would be built in Britain, creating around 1800 jobs. "The hard-fought lessons from (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine show a military is only as strong as the industry that stands behind them," Defence Secretary John Healey said in a statement on Saturday. "We are strengthening the UK's industrial base to better deter our adversaries and make the UK secure at home and strong abroad." The extra investment will mean Britain will spend around Stg6 ($A12.5 billion) on munitions in the current parliament, the MoD said. Earlier on Saturday, the MoD said it would spend an extra Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) to tackle the poor state of housing for the country's armed forces. Britain will build at least six new factories producing weapons and explosives as part of a major review of its defence capabilities. The Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) investment is part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), a 10-year plan for military equipment and services expected to be published on Monday. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 7000 long-range weapons would be built in Britain, creating around 1800 jobs. "The hard-fought lessons from (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine show a military is only as strong as the industry that stands behind them," Defence Secretary John Healey said in a statement on Saturday. "We are strengthening the UK's industrial base to better deter our adversaries and make the UK secure at home and strong abroad." The extra investment will mean Britain will spend around Stg6 ($A12.5 billion) on munitions in the current parliament, the MoD said. Earlier on Saturday, the MoD said it would spend an extra Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) to tackle the poor state of housing for the country's armed forces.