BAE Systems to open £25m artillery factory in Sheffield
He said: “Our aim is to deliver long-term artillery capabilities for the UK, which will safeguard, sustain and grow a critical, specialised British industrial capability as well as provide important opportunities for exports.”
Clive Betts, Labour MP for Sheffield South East, said the investment would ensure the city continued to play a key role in delivering economic prosperity and national security.
According to BAE Systems, the Sheffield factory would deliver manufacturing capability for the company’s M777 lightweight towed howitzer, a weapon used by US, Canadian, Australian, and Indian forces.
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