Na wa o! Naija pipo, you go believe wetin I go tell you today! UK don hit big time with dem defence exports wey reach over £20 billion for 2025! Dis one na di highest since dem start to dey record am for 1983. E mean say dem don set record wey go affect plenty jobs for UK.
First, wey we go talk about na di wahala wey dem carry go Norway. Dem sign big deal of £10 billion to export five Type 26 frigates. Dis one go fit sustain about 4,000 jobs across 430 small businesses wey dey UK. E mean say nah real work dey happen inside there!
Next e show say dem sell fighter jets wey dey hot to Türkiye. 20 Typhoon jets wey cost £8 billion don secure sharp jobs for places like Lancashire and Scotland. You fit imagine how dem go dey fly like champions for sky and workers dey smile for ground, abi?
No be only that oh! Dem still send 12 C-130 aircraft go Türkiye wey cost £550 million and go support 1,400 jobs for Cambridge. If you fit do your maths, you go see say na serious employment be dis!
Luke Pollard, di Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, talk say dis kind exports no be just for money matter, but e dey boost di economy and also improve di security wey dey ground, especially against naval wahala wey dey North Atlantic area. E even mention say dem dey work with NATO to strengthen southern flank. I dey tell you, dis guys dey really plan well!
Abeg make we no forget di AUKUS treaty wey dem sign with Australia. E dey expect say dis one fit generate up to £20 billion in future exports and support over 21,000 jobs. Na real collaboration and international partnership be dis!
As di action dey unfold, UK also dey look to add more defence export deals for 2026. Dem focus on top-level aircraft, modern maritime systems, and armored vehicles like di Boxer. If dem fit jam dis plans together, we fit see more money and employment come UK side again!
Beta news be say UK don join Agreement on Defence Export Controls with France, Germany and Spain. Dis one go make am easier for dem to export goods go other partner countries. Dem really dey gree say, ‘We go fit do dis together!’ Wai, I think say na serious progress we dey witness for UK military and economy!
As we dey follow di news, make we just dey shine our eyes, because wetin dey happen for UK go also fit affect us. Who know? Naija fit still learn small something from all dis hustle!
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