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The Commons Defence Committee concluded after an 11-month inquiry that Britain lacks a plan for defending the homeland and overseas territories, with the UK having next to nothing in integrated air and missile defence systems.</span

The Commons Defence Committee concluded after an 11-month inquiry that Britain lacks a plan for defending the homeland and overseas territories, with the UK having next to nothing in integrated air and missile defence systems.

Defence Secretary John Healey announced plans to establish at least 13 sites across the UK for new munitions and military explosives factories, with the government expecting to create at least 1,000 jobs and break ground on the first plant next year.</span

Defence Secretary John Healey announced plans to establish at least 13 sites across the UK for new munitions and military explosives factories, with the government expecting to create at least 1,000 jobs and break ground on the first plant next year.

The Ministry of Defence committed 1.5 billion pounds of additional defence investment for energetics and munitions in June, with the government planning to build at least six new munitions and energetics factories before the next election.</span

The Ministry of Defence committed 1.5 billion pounds of additional defence investment for energetics and munitions in June, with the government planning to build at least six new munitions and energetics factories before the next election.

Committee chairman Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi warned that Putin's invasion of Ukraine, disinformation campaigns and repeated incursions into European airspace mean the UK cannot afford to bury its head in the sand regarding defence preparedness.</span

Committee chairman Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi warned that Putin's invasion of Ukraine, disinformation campaigns and repeated incursions into European airspace mean the UK cannot afford to bury its head in the sand regarding defence preparedness.

Defence Minister Luke Pollard acknowledged that the UK is not satisfied with its NATO Article 3 obligations to maintain and develop capacity to resist armed attack, noting this position is shared by other European NATO member states.</span

Defence Minister Luke Pollard acknowledged that the UK is not satisfied with its NATO Article 3 obligations to maintain and develop capacity to resist armed attack, noting this position is shared by other European NATO member states.

The government announced that defence spending would rise to 3 percent of GDP by 2034 at the latest, as part of what officials describe as the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War to modernize military capabilities.</span

The government announced that defence spending would rise to 3 percent of GDP by 2034 at the latest, as part of what officials describe as the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War to modernize military capabilities.

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