The authors of the defence review, led by the former NATO boss, George Robertson, and a former Russia adviser to the White House, Fiona Hill, said the higher spending had enabled them to set out a 10-year military programme. Britain will also build up to 12 of its next-generation attack submarines - which are nuclear-powered but carry conventional non-nuclear weapons - to replace the current fleet of seven from the late 2030s, developed by the UK, U.S. and Australia, under a security partnership known as AUKUS. Britain also put a price for the first time on the replacement of the nuclear warheads on a separate fleet of submarines, with the pre-existing programme set to cost 15 billion pounds before the next election due in 2029.
Author: William James
Published at: 2025-06-01 21:48:00
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