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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher McKeon

Replacing UK’s weapons stockpiles could take ‘years’, says head of armed forces

PA Media

Returning the UK’s stockpile of weapons to pre-Ukraine war levels could take years, the head of the armed forces has said.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, who took over as Chief of the Defence Staff in November 2021, said even replacing less sophisticated weapons sent to Ukraine could take “several years” due to constraints on the UK’s industrial capacity.

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