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- Jun 30, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
UK Unveils a GBP 298 Billion Defence Investment Plan
- The Prime Minister announced the plan in a speech at Malloy Aeronautics on 30 June 2026: GBP 298 billion over the next four years, including GBP 15 billion on top of the previous year's spending review[1]
- Defence funding rises from GBP 54 billion a year under the previous government to almost GBP 80 billion by 2029, or 2.7% of GDP, putting the UK on track for NATO's 2035 targets[1]
- It includes more than GBP 8 billion for GCAP over four years and more than GBP 63 billion for the nuclear deterrent, Dreadnought and SSN-AUKUS submarines and a new warhead; the UK will buy 12 F-35As and join NATO's nuclear mission[1]
- Over GBP 5 billion goes to a drone transformation, nearly GBP 2 billion to a Digital Targeting Web and GBP 790 million to air, drone and missile defence of the UK and its bases[1]
- The plan 'will implement the vision set in the Strategic Defence Review'; Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis set it out to the Commons the same afternoon[1][2]
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- [1]90%gov.uk/government/news/15-billion-new-funding-boost-to-transform-armed-forces-and-keep-the-uk-safe--2gov.uk· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Jun 30, 2026 ✓· 58% of score
The MOD release is dated 30 June 2026 ('announced today'); Dan Jarvis's Defence Investment Plan oral statement is recorded as delivered on 30 June 2026.
- [2]88%Defence Investment Plan - Oral Statementgov.uk· Published Jun 30, 2026· 42% of score
Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis's statement to the Commons on 30 June 2026 presenting the plan 'which we publish today', saying he had been appointed 'just a couple of weeks ago'.[1]
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