Military/DefenseJun 30, 4:08 PM
UK Defence Investment Plan boosts Global Combat Air Programme and confirms F-35A purchase
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…