UK to spend over 60 billion on nuclear capability

UK to spend over 60 billion on nuclear capability

Britain will spend more than £63 billion over the next four years strengthening its nuclear deterrent, funding new submarines and a replacement warhead and buying twelve F-35A fighters to join NATO’s nuclear mission, the government said as it published the Defence Investment Plan. The investment, set out in the plan launched on Tuesday, covers the Dreadnought submarines that will carry the Trident missile system and the SSN-AUKUS attack submarin…

UK investment plan funds 12 F-35As for RAF nuclear role

The UK’s Defence Investment Plan, published on June 30, 2026, confirms funding for 12 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters and the country’s entry into NATO’s nuclear mission, restating a commitment first made a year earlier rather than setting out a new one.  Unveiled by Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a speech at Malloy Aeronautics, the plan commits £298 billion ($393 billion) to defense over the next four years, including £15 billion ($20 billio…