United Kingdom, June 12 -- The Defence Secretary has officially opened a landmark £25 million BAE Systems artillery factory that is the first to restore critical gun barrel manufacturing capability in the UK.The new 94,000 sq. ft facility, which will become operational by the end of the year, will house a state-of-the-art factory specialising in artillery expertise that will make Sheffield the home of UK howitzer production. The facility will also create 200 new high skilled jobs and support more than 60 businesses across the UK supply chain.Once operational later this year the site will initially deliver the Company's M777 lightweight towed howitzer manufacturing capability, with capacity to expand production lines. The site will then...