The Prime Minister said the defence investment plan will keep the country 'safe and secure long into the future' with £5billion to ramp up the UK’s use of drones and autonomous weapons

Controversial and delayed spending plan set to focus on creating new uncrewed task forces with additional training in drone warfare

The prime minister is expected to publish the Defence Investment Plan soon

Starmer will publish full funding plans for the Defence Investment Plan (Dip), the government’s 10-year blueprint for the armed forces.

The new defence investment plan has allocated £14.5bn to fund Britain’s defence, still falling well short of the £28bn officials previously said was needed

The Prime Minister said the defence investment plan will keep the country 'safe and secure long into the future' with £5billion to ramp up the UK’s use of drones and autonomous…

Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been criticised for delaying the plan

Britain will unveil its long-delayed Defense Investment Plan on Tuesday, prioritizing £5 billion of investment in drones and a focus on autonomous systems,

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The outgoing Prime Minister drew scorn after it emerged only £1billion of this is fresh investment, with a £4billion drone programme having been announced last year.

Prime minister set to press ahead with his defence investment plan despite high-profile resignations over spending