Military/DefenseJun 30, 4:08 PM
UK Defence Investment Plan boosts Global Combat Air Programme and unmanned systems, trims older fleets
Military expenditure rises, but MoD also announces “hard but necessary decisions”. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published its long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP), committing fresh funding to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and confirming a previously announced plan to buy 12 Lockheed Martin F-35As, but also detailing a series of new platform…