Britain will spend £360 million to fully recapitalise its military jet training system and begin replacing the ageing Hawk fleet.
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected TKMS ATLAS UK to develop and supply a new torpedo countermeasure system for Royal Navy submarines.
Britain will fund continuous production of CAMM, Lightweight Multirole Missile, ASRAAM and NLAW, placing four priority weapons on an “always-on” industrial footing.
Britain will spend more than £350 million to double the number of Sky Sabre air defence missile systems operated by the British Army.
Britain plans to build at least six energetics factories by 2030 as it seeks to restore domestic production of materials needed for ammunition.
Britain is starting to define the requirements for its post-Dreadnought strategic deterrent during the current Parliament, extending nuclear planning beyond the submarines now under construction.
The decision keeps open the future of four industrial sites supporting more than 1,300 jobs and producing materials for defence, aerospace and advanced manufacturing.
Britain will equip its five Type 31 frigates with Mk 41 launchers and Norwegian Naval Strike Missiles under a programme to strengthen the Royal Navy’s surface fleet.
Britain will abandon the Type 83 and Type 32 warship concepts in favour of a Royal Navy fleet combining crewed ships with autonomous missile, radar and underwater platforms.
Britain will commit an initial £770 million to a weapons programme with Germany designed to strike targets at ranges exceeding 2,000 kilometres.
Britain’s Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines will be powered by a new Rolls-Royce nuclear propulsion system designed to simplify operations and extend their service lives.
Britain will begin integrating the DragonFire laser system on Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers from 2027, bringing directed-energy weapons into the surface fleet.
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