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UK government to spend £1.5bn on six new weapons factories

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UK government to spend 1.5bn on at least six new munitions and explosives factories.

New factories will support up to 7,000 UK -built long-range weapons and create 1,800 new jobs.

Announcement is part of the government's Strategic Defence Review .

War in Ukraine highlighted serious deficiencies in the West 's ability to produce weapons.