Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030. On a visit to Poland, the Prime Minister launched his plan to steadily increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade – reaching £87Bn a year in 2030. Rishi Sunak ...
As we enter 2021, Defence Online takes a look ahead at the key trends we can expect to see over the next 12 months in the defence marketplace. Back in November 2020, the Government’s Spending Review announced biggest increase in defence spending in over 30 years. This means a £16.5 billion increase ...
The Prime Minister is set to announce the biggest programme of investment in British defence since the end of the Cold War. In a speech to the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will set out a £16.5 billion increase above the government’s manifesto defence investment commitment over four ...
The Queen has delivered her speech to Parliament outlining the Conservative government’s programme following the results of last week’s General Election. For the defence industry, there was confirmation from the Queen that the Government will continue to honour the NATO commitment to spend a minimum of 2% of GDP on defence. The ...