Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a £15 billion Defence Investment Plan, aiming to bolster Britain's military for future conflicts. This significant funding boost will enhance capabilities in drones, autonomous weapons, and the navy, while also strengthening the nuclear deterrent and a next-generation fighter jet program. Starmer emphasized deterrence as key to avoiding war, with the plan set to be presented at an upcoming NATO meeting.

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