The public accounts committee also found a £6.3billion tank programme may not produce military equipment that was 'fit for purpose'.

The UK's Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was supposed to be published last year but has been held up by ongoing spending rows within Whitehall

Committee calls for apology from government amid reports navy’s hunter-killer submarines are all docked

The public accounts committee also found a £6.3billion tank programme may not produce military equipment that was 'fit for purpose'.

The delay in publishing Keir Starmer's long-awaited plan on defence spending has undermined the UK's credibility and left the country less safe, a parliamentary committee has…

The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was expected last year but may not be published until July - experts warn the UK needs significant spending to close big holes in its defence