LONDON: Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that Britain would spend almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernize its armed forces amid rising threats. Starmer, expected to leave office next month after losing the support of Labour MPs, announced that the overall defense budget would increase by £15 billion over the next four years to almost £300 billion, as he launched his long-awaited 10-year Defense Investment Plan.

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…

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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

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Keir Starmer is set to unveil a long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip) to future-proof Britain’s armed forces with a 'game-changing' investment amid a bitter row over spending

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LONDON: Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that Britain would spend almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernize its armed…

Starmer said his legacy on defence represented the "changes and the challenges that have defined my premiership".

The announcement follows months of wrangling within the government over the resources required to modernise the UK's armed forces in the face of rising threats, including from…

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…

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that Britain would spend a "record" of almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed…

Britain plans to spend almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed forces to counter rising threats, outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer…

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled on Tuesday his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, promising an increase of 15 billion...

Odchádzajúci premiér oznámil zvýšenie obranného rozpočtu.

Britain unveils a massive defense overhaul, boosting drones, naval systems, and spending amid Russia-linked security concerns.

Drohnen, selbststeuernde Schiffe, autonome Waffensysteme: Der scheidende britische Premier Starmer will künftig pro Jahr 15 Milliarden Pfund zusätzlich für Verteidigung ausgeben.…

The plan, backed by 300 billion pounds ($400 billion) in funding over four years, is part of a drive toward a more "European NATO" and will help the British forces deter the…

Plan includes more than 5 billion pounds for drones and autonomous systems over four years, Ministry of Defence says.