BAE Systems plans manufacturing unit for howitzer weapons
BAE Systems has drawn up plans to build an artillery factory in Sheffield as part of a multi-million-pound investment.
The FTSE 100 defence giant announced it will spend more than £25m to construct the 94,000 sq ft site, which will be used to manufacture its M777 lightweight howitzer.
The weapon was previously used in Afghanistan and Iraq and is in service with the Armed Forces in the US, Canada, Australia and India. BAE said the factory will help ‘sustain and revitalise vital UK artillery capabilities’ and create 50 high-skilled jobs in the area.
Investment: BAE announced it will spend more than £25m to construct the 94,000 sq ft site, which will be used to manufacture its M777 lightweight howitzer (above)
Work on the site is already underway and it is expected to be up and running next year.
News of the Sheffield factory follows previously announced plans by BAE to spend £300m updating its shipyards in Glasgow.
It is investing another £220m in a factory in Rochester, Kent, alongside £200m earmarked for its munitions business.
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