Chief of the General Staff's speech at the opening of Telford Gun Hall
What was announced
The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker's speech at the official opening of Telford Gun Hall.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Secretary of State, ladies and gentlemen, it is an absolute privilege to be here at Telford today. This marks the return of large-calibre gun barrel manufacturing to the United Kingdom. This is a capability that sadly has been absent from these shores for decades.
- I say sadly because Great Britain has a proud history of producing its own artillery. For centuries the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich was synonymous with excellence in this technology, and it produced artillery that shaped the outcomes of conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars through the World Wars and into the Cold War.
- That arc of history reminds us that whilst armies, navies and air forces can win the battles, it takes nations to come together to win wars. The world today has brought that lesson sharply back into focus. Modern warfare consumes equipment and ammunition at extraordinary rates. In Ukraine, we know that both sides fire tens of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition every day. And that generates a weight of fire and levels of lethality across the battlefield that drones alone cannot replicate
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Ministry of Defence (UK government department) · more news
Countries
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Military equipment, logistics and technology.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/chief-of-the-general-staffs-speech-at-the-opening-of-telford-gun-hall
- Published 2026-10-22 15:24:03 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-23 19:45:23 UTC from GOV.UK
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