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UK must ramp up military spending to 3% of GDP, Shapps warns

In a highly unusual intervention, the Defence Secretary said the defence budget must rise from its current level of just over 2% of GDP, which is the Nato minimum target

UK won’t allow Red Sea to become ‘no go’ shipping zone, says Shapps

US set to operate secret spy drone missions from Cotswolds base

Article thumbnail: RHU, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 20: Royal Navy security personnel stand guard on HMS Vigilant at Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde on January 20, 2016 in Rhu, Scotland. HMS Vigilant is one of the UK's fleet of four Vanguard class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines carrying the Trident nuclear missile system. A decision on when to hold a key Westminster vote on renewing Trident submarine class is yet to be decided senior Whitehall sources have admitted. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The weaponry the UK has sold to Israel, including parts for F-35 jets used to bomb Gaza

New Royal Navy frigate costs help push MoD to £1bn budget over spend in one year