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 "slug": "uk-defence-investment-plan-298-billion-submarines-gcap-drones",
 "title": "Britain's GBP 298 Billion Defence Investment Plan Cancels the Type 83 and Type 32, Leaves GBP 4.7 Billion Unfunded",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/uk-defence-investment-plan-298-billion-submarines-gcap-drones/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/uk-defence-investment-plan-298-billion-submarines-gcap-drones/",
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 "published": "2026-06-30T13:58:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:59.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, 30 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Prime Minister Keir Starmer published the UK Defence Investment Plan on 30 June 2026, committing GBP 298 billion over four years — GBP 15 billion of it new money on top of the 2025 Spending Review\n * The largest single line is the GBP 63 billion Defence Nuclear Enterprise, including GBP 47 billion for submarines led by the continuous-at-sea deterrent; the Global Combat Air Programme draws over GBP 8 billion\n * The plan cancels the planned Type ",
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