The British defence minister, Grant Shapps, said the UK has ordered up to six warships for the Royal Marines as the government starts indicating where a recently declared increase in defence spending will be directed.
Rishi Sunak, the British PM, announced in April 2024 that he would raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP each year by 2030, stating that Britain’s arms industry must be on a “war footing” when the world is at its most dangerous phase since the...