The defence review will send a “message to Moscow” about Britain’s “readiness to fight if required”, Defence Secretary John Healey has told the BBC.He was speaking as the government announced it would spend £1.5bn on at least six new defence factories and create 1,800 jobs across the UK.The strategic defence review, to be published on Monday, is expected to conclude the UK faces a “new era of threat” and will warn of the “immediate and pressing” danger posed by Russia and other countries, including China.John Healey told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the review would set out “big new investments in our national security” and send a strong signal to hostile states.The Conservatives said they welcomed investment in new munitions but shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge called for “greater ambition for the pace and scale of rearmament our armed forces require”.On a visit to a factory in Stevenage, where Storm Shadow missiles are assembled, Healey said the government would support the procurement up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons.The new funding will see UK munitions spending hit £6bn during this parliament, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.Healey told the BBC: “Six billion over the next five years in factories like this which allow us not just to produce the munitions that equip our forces for the future but to create the jobs in every part of the UK – 1,800 new jobs in every nation of the United Kingdom.”He added: “This is a message to Moscow as well. This is B …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnThe defence review will send a “message to Moscow” about Britain’s “readiness to fight if required”, Defence Secretary John Healey has told the BBC.He was speaking as the government announced it would spend £1.5bn on at least six new defence factories and create 1,800 jobs across the UK.The strategic defence review, to be published on Monday, is expected to conclude the UK faces a “new era of threat” and will warn of the “immediate and pressing” danger posed by Russia and other countries, including China.John Healey told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the review would set out “big new investments in our national security” and send a strong signal to hostile states.The Conservatives said they welcomed investment in new munitions but shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge called for “greater ambition for the pace and scale of rearmament our armed forces require”.On a visit to a factory in Stevenage, where Storm Shadow missiles are assembled, Healey said the government would support the procurement up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons.The new funding will see UK munitions spending hit £6bn during this parliament, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.Healey told the BBC: “Six billion over the next five years in factories like this which allow us not just to produce the munitions that equip our forces for the future but to create the jobs in every part of the UK – 1,800 new jobs in every nation of the United Kingdom.”He added: “This is a message to Moscow as well. This is B …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
