UK Shifts War Footing To ‘Always-On’ Munitions Production
UK soldiers maneuver an anti-aircraft gun during the 'Allied Spirit25' US military and NATO training exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, on March 12.
Photographer: Alex Kraus/BloombergThe UK will create an “always on” munitions production capacity to allow it to scale-up its defense industry when needed, as it increasingly shifts to a war footing with Russia’s assault on Ukraine showing little sign of ending.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will invest £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to build six munitions factories, designed to bolster its defense industry and stockpile weapons to meet greater demand, the Ministry of Defence said. The review will also focus on the UK’s “warfighting readiness” designed to deter enemies.