Downing Street says the purchase would be the biggest strengthening of the ‘UK nuclear sacrifice in the generation’.
The Prime Minister Karear Starmer’s Office has said that the United Kingdom has planned to buy at least one dozen F -35A fighter aircraft on what the “biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear sanctuary in the generation”.
The starmere will announce the purchase of the Cold War, which will allow the UK’s air force to carry nuclear weapons for the first time, at the NATO Summit in Heg on Wednesday, where NATO leaders expected. Apply a big walk For their protection expenses.
The UK’s atom detergent capacity is currently limited to submarine-projection missiles.
“In the age of radical uncertainty, we can no longer take peace, so my government is investing in our national security,” Starr said in a statement.
“These F35 dual-capable aircraft will name the new era for the leading Royal Air Force in the world and prevent adverse threats that threatens the UK and our friends.”
NATO’s general secretary Mark Rutte said in the statement that he welcomed the announcement and described “Nato another strong British contribution.”
‘Dual-capable’ fighter jets
The F -35A, created by the United States Company Lockheed Martin, is the same as the F -35B currently used by the UK Air Force, but can hold nuclear bombs in addition to traditional weapons.
Seven members of NATO, including the US, Germany and Italy, have already had double capable planes on the European territory that the UK will be able to carry the same US B61 nuclear weapons, the AFP News Agency said.
Downing Street said the aircraft would be deployed as a nuclear dual-capable aircraft mission, which will strengthen the state of the coalition.
New Jets will be based on the Marham Airbase, with the acquisition of aircraft expected to support 20,000 jobs in the UK, the statement said that 15 percent of the global supply chain is based on the country.
Europe Re-Arms
At the Summit in Heg, 32 members of NATO have greatly increased the targets of defense costs.
The UK has already promised to fulfill the target of expenditure, and has announced a huge investment in building a new attack submarine and weapon factories.
The defense budget follows the Trump administration criticism, which says the United States has put a very financial burden of the alliance. US President Donald Trump has thought that the coalition should protect the countries that failed to meet the cost target Threatened to leave Block
Other countries have also indicated that they are investing in their army in answer to Russia’s threat, German Chancellor Frederick Merz on Tuesday said that Germany will increase the cost to become a “strongest traditional army in Europe.”
