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Jarvis Secures £1.5bn Drone Funding, Aids 3.5% Target

6/30/2026

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Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis secured an extra £1.5 bn, raising drone funding to £5 bn over four years.
The addition cut the £18 bn funding gap by £15 bn after other departments trimmed at least 1 % of capital budgets.
Jarvis negotiated directly with Chancellor Rachel Reeves, bypassing the prime minister.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he is confident the UK will reach its 3.5 % of GDP defence spending target.

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Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis secured an extra £1.5 bn, raising drone funding to £5 bn over four years.
The addition cut the £18 bn funding gap by £15 bn after other departments trimmed at least 1 % of capital budgets.
Jarvis negotiated directly with Chancellor Rachel Reeves, bypassing the prime minister.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he is confident the UK will reach its 3.5 % of GDP defence spending target.