UK restarts large-calibre weapon manufacturing after 20 years in defence push
The site will make 120mm and 155mm barrels and breeches, with peak output of 245 barrels a year and more than 50 breeches.
- On Thursday, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting joined Rheinmetall executives in Telford to open the new Gun Hall, marking the return of large-calibre weapon production to Britain after 20 years.
- Rheinmetall transformed an empty site into an operational facility in eight months, investing part of more than £200 million across British operations to establish sovereign manufacturing capability for the Armed Forces.
- The Gun Hall offers 11,500 square metres of production space and supports 100 jobs, producing up to 245 barrels annually for 120mm and 155mm weapon systems used in future artillery platforms.
- Rheinmetall's facility exemplifies the industrial partnership between the United Kingdom and Germany under the Trinity House Agreement, designed to strengthen the security of NATO and Europe.
- Future production will integrate British steel from Sheffield Forgemasters while complementing ongoing work on the Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle and Challenger 3 programmes for the Armed Forces.
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UK restarts large-calibre weapon manufacturing after 20 years in defence push
Britain said on Thursday it has started to manufacture large-calibre weapons for the first time in two decades, as part of a plan to quickly boost domestic defence capacity due to a growing security threat.
Large calibre gun production returns to Britain
Rheinmetall has officially opened its UK Gun Hall at Telford, marking the return of independent production of large-calibre weapons to Britain. The post Large calibre gun production returns to Britain first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
The Secretary of Defense states that the United Kingdom has returned to manufacture weapons for its armed forces, marking a turning point in industrial capacity and defence procurement strategy.
Rheinmetall has returned to the production of large-caliber weapons in the UK after a 20-year hiatus. The British division of the German giant has begun producing barrels and breech mechanisms for artillery (including for the Challenger 3 tanks) with a caliber...
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