Plans to replace the Royal Navy’s ageing destroyers and frigates are set to be shelved in favour of drones and other autonomous weapons systems under the Government’s long-delayed defence investment plan, according to reports.
The UK’s commandos will meanwhile be promised £500 million as part of the blueprint, with high-speed boats and strike drones for the elite force as Britain shifts its focus to modern warfare in the face of growing Russian activity in the High North.
Officials say Dan Jarvis has ‘shifted’ the focus of spending in the defence investment plan (Dip) since he became Defence Secretary earlier this month towards
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