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Expected next UK PM Burnham faces defence funding gap

* Defence plan leaves £4.7 billion funding gap for likely next ​PM Burnham

Expected next UK PM Burnham faces defence funding gap
UPDATE 1-Saab signs $2.54 billion Gripen fighter jet deal with Ukraine
11 hours ago

UPDATE 1-Saab signs $2.54 billion Gripen fighter jet deal with Ukraine

June 30 (Reuters) - Swedish defence equipment maker Saab signed ⁠a contract on Tuesday to ⁠deliver 16 Gripen ​E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a deal ...

UK's Starmer unveils $20 billion defence boost in long-delayed investment plan
14 hours ago

UK's Starmer unveils $20 billion defence boost in long-delayed investment plan

* Defence investment plan foresees a £15 billion increase

Starmer boosts budget to modernise UK military before exit
17 hours ago

Starmer boosts budget to modernise UK military before exit

(Alliance News) - Britain plans to spend almost GBP300 billion (USD397 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed forces to counter risi...

Airline SAS orders 18 new Airbus A330neo amid wider fleet renewal
19 hours ago

Airline SAS orders 18 new Airbus A330neo amid wider fleet renewal

* Airbus says SAS orders 18 A330neo jets

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20 hours ago

UK PM defends Reeves over Whitehall "wrangling" to get Treasury money

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended Rachel Reeves's actions as chancellor as he acknowledged "wrangling" between UK government d...

21 hours ago

Airline SAS orders 18 Airbus A330neo, sources say

TOULOUSE, France, ​June ⁠30 (Reuters) - ​Airline SAS ​is ordering ‌18 new ⁠Airbus A330neo ⁠jets, ​industry sources said on Tuesday.

21 hours ago

UK's Starmer says future Labour government will build on defence plan

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - ​British ⁠Prime Minister Keir Starmer ​said he had "no doubt" any ​future ‌Labour government would build on ⁠his defence s...

22 hours ago

UK energy, road projects axed to fund GBP15 billion defence investment

(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer said the UK had to be prepared for war to be able to deter potential enemies as he set out the GBP15 billion defence in...

22 hours ago

UK commits £8.6 billion to Tempest under GCAP, Starmer says

LONDON, June ​30 (Reuters) - ⁠Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer ​said on ‌Tuesday Britain ⁠would invest £8.6 billion ⁠in ​the Tempest sixth-generation stea...

22 hours ago

UK launches £50 billion defence export facility to boost industry, Starmer says

LONDON, June ​30 (Reuters) - ⁠Britain ​will create ​a ‌new £50 billion ($66 ⁠billion) defence export ⁠facility ​to help domestic firms compete ​intern...

22 hours ago

UK's Starmer says defence spending to hit 3% of GDP after 2029

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - ​British ⁠Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer said on Tuesday defence ​spending ‌would increase to nearly £80 billion ($105.85 ⁠b...

22 hours ago

UK's Starmer says defence bonds would be 'borrowing by another name'

LONDON, June ​30 (Reuters) - ⁠British Prime ​Minister Keir Starmer on ​Tuesday ‌dismissed the ⁠idea of introducing ⁠defence bonds to ​fund increased m...

22 hours ago

UK commits to additional £15 billion in defence funding, Reeves says

LONDON, ​June ⁠30 (Reuters) - Britain ​has ​committed ‌an additional £15 ⁠billion in ⁠funding ​for defence, finance minister Rachel ​Reeves ‌said ​on ...

1 day ago

UK PM hails "game-changing" investment as defence plan to be unveiled

(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer hailed the long-delayed plan for defence spending as a game-changing move that will keep the UK "safe and secure long i...

1 day ago

UK's long-awaited defence plan allocates £5 billion to drones

* Defence investment plan has been long-delayed

1 day ago

UK defence plan delay stifles military supply base

* Nine-month lag hits UK defence supply chain

1 day ago

PM Starmer reaffirms UK's commitment to Nato in meeting with Rutte

(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer has reaffirmed the UK's commitment to European allies in Nato amid a dispute about Britain's defence spending.

1 day ago

UK defence plan delay stifles military supply base

* Nine-month lag hits UK defence supply chain

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UPDATE: Defence Holdings raises GBP4 million to support new strategy

Defence Holdings PLC - London-based defence software maker - Raises GBP4.0 million gross from the placing of 400.0 million new shares at 1 pence each ...