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What's really in the UK's new Defence Investment Plan?
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3:25Now PlayingThe government has unveiled its long-awaited Defence Investment Plan, promising billions for drones, AI and new military technology.
Keir Starmer says the plan is "game-changing" and will strengthen the UK's armed forces on land, at sea and in the air.
But is it all it's cracked up to be?
Sky's Defence Editor Deborah Haynes explains why the UK's defence industry has been left waiting for contracts and what the next prime minister could mean for the future of the strategy.
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