Drones, nuclear weapons and stealth jets – the UK government’s long-awaited defence spending strategy has finally been published.
Nearly £300bn will be spent over four years under the Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
The money includes more than £63bn for nuclear weaponry such as replacements for the Trident submarines based at Faslane.
Another £8bn has been pledged to build the next generation of RAF jets, some of which could be operating out of Scotland.
But the most eye-catching announcement is a plan to invest £5bn in a radical “drone transformation” of the armed forces, including a “hybrid fleet” of both crewed and uncrewed vessels.
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