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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aneesa Ahmed

UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports

BAE Systems employees in a factory
BAE Systems has been developing new methods to make sufficient explosives and propellants in the UK. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Britain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France.

This comes as British and European defence companies move away from buying US-made weaponry and equipment due to concerns over president Donald Trump making the country an unreliable military partner.

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