Britain will be protected from air attack by its own ‘Iron Dome’ defences under a Tory government, Kemi Badenoch has vowed.
The Conservative leader announced plans for a £10billion system, dubbed Britannia Shield, to guard cities, power plants and Army bases from missiles and drones fired by enemies such as Russia or Iran.
Similar to the hardware used by Israel to defend itself, it would provide a network of radar, command and control systems, interceptors and counter-drone capabilities.
The Tories say it is needed because Labour – which has still not set out how it will reach its target of spending 3 per
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