Another reason to buy UK defence stocks?

31 May 2024

Last October, Nigel Farage and I wrote a report for The Fleet Street Letter analysing the potential for a defence spending boom in Western countries.

One angle which we didn’t consider is the widespread failure of Western weapons systems in Ukraine, but also against the Houthis in Yemen.

Reports of unfit German tanks, captured US drones, and jammed missiles and artillery shells are now coming in daily.

It’s almost as awkward as President Donald Trump’s warnings that Europe is reliant on Russian energy. He was ridiculed at the UN. Now it’s deadly serious.

What does the failure of Western military hardware mean for defence spending?

Find out, from Nigel Farage…

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