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Navy will build hybrid warships instead of replacing ageing destroyers
Key takeaways
- The Ministry of Defence (Mo D) said the new vessels would be more suited to the "pace and nature of modern warfare", and a better investment than a "small number of large expensive ships".
- Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis said the new equipment would be "designed and built for the increasing threats we face".
- Outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has committed to publishing the long-delayed defence investment plan (DIP) before the Nato summit in Turkey on 7 July after months of talks over how to fund it.
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PA Media Published14 minutes ago Plans to build a new destroyer to replace ageing warships will be scrapped in favour of at least six new modern "hybrid" vessels equipped to deploy drones in the UK's upcoming defence plan.
The Ministry of Defence (Mo D) said the new vessels would be more suited to the "pace and nature of modern warfare", and a better investment than a "small number of large expensive ships".
Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis said the new equipment would be "designed and built for the increasing threats we face".
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