London says the UK will take ‘a few years’ to replenish reserves of arms shipped to Ukraine

Sputnik – On Wednesday, the UK Defense Ministry said it would take several years to replenish its arsenal and return to pre-conflict levels in Ukraine.

Admiral Anthony Radakin, Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces – Chief of the British Defense Forces – Independent newspaper Subsequent military support for Kiev reduced the country’s arsenal.

“We are talking about the years, because rapid mass production with modern weapons can not be heard,” said Radakin, adding that the large arms transfers to Ukraine have become a “significant problem” added to the range of industrial weapons production. “..

According to the military, the UK needs to work closely with suppliers involved in the defense sector because it will take “few years” to replace less sophisticated weapons. In this sense, Radakin said London had already invited 12 key companies to the talks.

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The Admiral said it would take “five to ten years” for Britain to form a unit that could fight alongside US forces. “We can send a section now, but we can not send the one we want.”

The UK has so far sent nearly $ 2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including 120 Mastiff tanks, 200 Brimstone-1 aerial landing missiles and 3,965 NLAW anti-tank systems.

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