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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Alex Daniel

Welsh munitions factory seen as crucial to boosting UK stockpiles and aiding Ukraine is yet to open

A Ukrainian soldier near a frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region carries a 155mm artillery shell
A Ukrainian soldier carries a 155mm artillery shell. One defence analyst described the munition as the ‘bedrock of all armies when they go into war’. Photograph: Reuters

A new factory in Wales seen as crucial to boosting UK munitions production remains unopened more than six months after its planned launch, adding to a string of delays dogging the armed forces.

The explosives facility at Glascoed, south Wales, was expected to bring a 16-fold increase in Britain’s capacity to make artillery shells, replenishing dwindling stock and increasing supplies for Ukraine.

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