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Chancellor: This is how I'll make UK a 'defence industrial superpower'
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3:19Now PlayingThe chancellor has announced she will provide an additional £2.2bn in spending for the Ministry of Defence next year in her spring statement.
Rachel Reeves said the UK will spend a minimum of 10% of the MoD equipment budget on "new, novel technologies", including "drones and AI-enabled technology", which she says will also create demand for "highly-skilled engineers and scientists".
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