Rumours that the UK Government will publish its long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) this Friday (12 June), a day when by tradition the UK Parliament does not sit, have been met with fury by the ...

George Robertson warns defence investment plan fails to meet scale of challenge facing the UK ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK had to be prepared for war to be able to deter potential enemies as he set out a £15 billion ($19. 8 billion) defence investment plan (Dip) on Tuesday.

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - British defence minister John Healey quit on Thursday over a months-long dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the ...

Nearly five months into 2026, the UK government appears no closer to delivering its long-awaited Defense Investment Plan (DIP). The 10-year plan is intended to set out how the government will ...

The UK Defense Ministry expects to field the MBDA Spear 3 mini cruise missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter starting in fiscal year 2028-29. After months of review, the ministry has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, looks on as Defence Secretary John Healey speaks to apprentices and ...

The UK will scrap some older weapons and kit, including Storm Shadow cruise missiles and a range of military helicopters, under a major investment plan which falls billions of pounds short of what ...

The UK is on a path toward a military confrontation with Russia within the next few years, a leading defence expert has warned. Professor Michael Clarke, a former Royal United Services Institute (RUSI ...

LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - A former NATO chief and grandee of Keir Starmer's Labour Party criticised the British prime minister on Tuesday for ‌failing to adequately fund defence, leaving the ...

The defence investment plan sets out the UK government’s funding choices for the British armed forces. Over a year late, it allocates an additional £15 billion to the ministry of defence. Its ...