{"id":3318,"date":"2026-06-30T06:07:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3318"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:07:44","slug":"uks-long-awaited-defence-plan-allocates-5-billion-to-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=3318","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s long-awaited defence plan allocates \u00a35 billion to drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><li>Companies<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) &#8211; Britain will unveil its long-delayed Defence Investment Plan on Tuesday, prioritising \u00a35 billion of investment in drones and \u200ba focus on autonomous systems, to try to modernise and build up its depleted armed forces at a time \u200cof rising threats.<\/div><div>The blueprint faced last-minute wrangling after former defence minister John Healey resigned earlier this month with a 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