DEFENCE chiefs have spent over £120million on military clothing for the SAS and Paras made by potential enemy China. The Ministry of Defence has paid out on contracts since 2018, with others agreed since then running until next year. Advertisement Among the items supplied are Arctic winter gear for Special Forces, smocks to keep snipers hidden, thermals for air crew and assault balaclavas, we can reveal. Yet MI5 director general Sir Ken McCallum said last year that threats to the UK from China were “escalating”. He said: “In the last year we’ve seen a 35 per cent increase in the…
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