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First of 16 US-made Protector aircraft will enter service late next year as price rises to £1.8bn
Defence ministry says it is reviewing progress on contract but remains committed to system having already spent £690mn
War in Europe should focus minds on the need for a more agile and potent fighting force
Tens of thousands of workers needed to deliver on new power stations and submarines
France plans to boost defence spending by 40% but will not get many new capabilities
Revamped defence review aims to increase deadliness and agility of Britain’s armed forces
Parliamentary report highlights failings two days before Ministry of Defence is due to publish its latest strategy
Wallace comments come ahead of publication of plan to reshape armed forces in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Government-commissioned inquiry warns Britain’s ability to win on the modern battlefield is at stake
Report into troubled £5.5bn Ajax programme identifies failings in the Ministry of Defence
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a sharp rise in defence spending
Ben Wallace urges firm timetable for increasing military spending to 2.5% of GDP
Russian aggression and Chinese threat pose dilemma for cash-strapped, midsized military power seeking to retain global role
Governments are right to increase defence spending, but their electorates prefer butter to guns
Defence secretary says progress made on long-delayed £5.5bn armoured vehicle procurement
Budget allocation comes on top of £5bn for next two years promised by Rishi Sunak
Integrated review highlights end of ‘peace dividend’, as extra cash for defence will have to come from other public services
Government’s updated integrated review of foreign and defence policy lists Russia as the most immediate challenge
Extra £5bn boost to military spending included in update to UK defence and foreign policy
British army’s capacity to deploy effective force to mainland Europe questioned in parliamentary report
Defence secretary says long-delayed £5.5bn programme has ‘turned a corner’ and deliveries could start in 18 months
Ben Wallace to argue for extra funding ‘because the world is much more dangerous and unstable’
Tory chair of defence committee says cost of replacing kit sent to Ukraine and high inflation had created ‘a really grim picture’
British leaders have been feted in Kyiv for their role in galvanising allies to provide weapons
General Dynamics says it is owed $1.7bn for long-delayed Ajax contract
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