New spending on drones and lasers will ‘revolutionise’ UK defence, says Reeves

Chancellor says new money will help turn Britain into a defence industrial superpower'

New money for drones and laser weapons to revolutionise" Britain's armed forces has been announced by Rachel Reeves as part of a 2.2bn rise in defence spending.

Vowing to turn the UK into a defence industrial superpower", the chancellor used her spring statement to unveil plans aimed at boosting arms exports and reaching a target of spending 2.7% of GDP on the sector by 2027.