Overview

• SSN-AUKUS initiative will deliver 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines in partnership with the US and Australia, with one vessel rolling off BAE Systems’s Barrow-in-Furness and Rolls-Royce’s Derby lines every 18 months
• Six new munitions factories funded with £1.5 billion by 2029 will support the production of roughly 7,000 long-range weapons, including missiles and drones, to sustain high-tempo output
• A dedicated cyber and electromagnetic command will be established to enhance the UK’s defensive and offensive operations in cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum
• An extra £15 billion will modernise Trident warheads through a national missile assembly programme to guarantee a continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent
• Defence spending will rise from 2.3 to 3 percent of GDP by 2034 under a ‘NATO-first’ framework aimed at deterring Russia and reinforcing the UK’s role in allied security