Tony Osborne
June 01, 2025

UK Defense Secretary John Healey at MBDA Storm Shadow factory on May 31, 2025

UK Defense Secretary John Healey (left) discussed a Storm Shadow missile on an assembly line at the MBDA Storm Shadow factory with Director of Mechanical Engineering Matt Beamont on May 31 in Stevenage, England.

Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

LONDON—The UK plans to spend £1.5 billion ($2 billion) on munitions plants and acquire a stockpile of 7,000 long-range weapons as part of an effort to strengthen its defense posture. In the latest announcements teasing the long-awaited Strategic Defense Review (SDR) to be published June 2, UK…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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