{"id":1121852,"date":"2023-01-28T05:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T10:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/uk-defense-committee-chair-calls-for-massive-arms-factory-in-poland\/1121852\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T05:15:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T10:15:01","slug":"uk-defense-committee-chair-calls-for-massive-arms-factory-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/uk-defense-committee-chair-calls-for-massive-arms-factory-in-poland\/1121852\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Defense Committee Chair Calls For “Massive Arms Factory” In Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UK Defense Committee Chair Calls For “Massive Arms Factory” In Poland<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Grzegorz Adamczyk via Remix News,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood claims the construction of an arms factory in Poland to produce NATO-standard ammunition would be a more sustainable way of supply the Ukrainian war effort…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The construction of a major arms factory in Poland would transform procurement for Ukraine\u2019s forces<\/strong> and could be necessary to make the Ukrainian war effort more sustainable and less dependent on Western aid,<\/strong> a U.K. Conservative MP has told Britain\u2019s Telegraph newspaper.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the newspaper, Tobias Ellwood, who also chairs the U.K. parliament\u2019s defense select committee,\u00a0argued Western governments have demonstrated a lack of strategic foresight in their plans for helping Ukraine.<\/p>\n

He welcomed the decision\u00a0to deliver Western-made battle tanks<\/a>\u00a0but believes the model of transferring weapons to Kyiv with differing supply chains and types of ammunition, was not sustainable in the longer term.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tobias Ellwood the British Conservative Party MP and the defense select committee chairman said that building a major arms factory in Poland\u00a0 could transform Ukraine\u2019s armed forces into a more independent military. (AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s just not feasible in the long term.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTanks today, yes. But we need a strategy to make sure Ukraine can defend itself,\u201d <\/strong>he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The concept being proposed by Ellwood\u00a0is modeled on a microchip factory opened by Taiwan, which fears a Chinese invasion could cut it off from the West. He argued Ukraine should be helped to do the same so \u201cthey can procure their own equipment to their own specification, probably NATO standard, and have a constantly protected supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talks have already opened with Poland over hosting such a facility, <\/strong>and Ellwood proposed that Britain should take a leading role among Western governments to ensure any project is successful.<\/p>\n

It is thought Ukraine would be able to use the factory to produce the German-licensed Leopard II tank.<\/p>\n

The move could also significantly ease pressure on Western arms companies struggling to keep up with the demand of the war in Ukraine, and the need to replenish stocks among NATO\u2019s allies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 01\/28\/2023 – 09:20<\/span><\/p>\n

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