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LONDON (AP) \u2014 Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain\u2019s future military under a defense plan being announced Tuesday that reflects a world of conflicts transformed by technology.<\/p>\n

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The Defense Investment Plan has been repeatedly delayed as military leaders and Treasury officials wrangled over the cost of equipping the U.K. military for an increasingly dangerous world. Like other NATO countries, the U.K. is under pressure to increase defense spending to counter a more aggressive Russia and less reliable United States. <\/p>\n

John Healey resigned as defense secretary on June 11, accusing the government of being unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of \u201crising threats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Healey argued that U.K. defense spending must reach 3% of GDP by 2030, citing a British intelligence assessment that Russia could attack a NATO member country by then. He said that the plan put forward by the Treasury would see spending rise to just 2.68% in 2030, after hitting 2.6% next year.<\/p>\n

The government says the spending plan has been \u201crefocused\u201d in the past few weeks under Healey\u2019s successor, Defense Secretary Dan Jarvis. That includes a bit more money than the 13.5 billion pounds ($18 billion) Healey was offered, but likely far less than the 28 billion pounds ($37 billion) that defense officials called for.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the plan will ensure \u201cour servicemen and women have the cutting-edge capabilities they need to deter evolving threats and keep the British people safe.\u201d The full document is due to be published later Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The plan is a road map for how the U.K. will increase military spending to NATO\u2019s target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035. The U.K. military is seeking to reverse years of decline in the face of an increasingly assertive Russia, which invaded its neighbor Ukraine in 2022 and increasingly tests the defenses of European nations with overt and covert activity.<\/p>\n

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The U.K. has watched how drones have transformed war in Ukraine, which uses 200,000 of them a month to defend against Russian forces. Britain plans to invest billions in drone systems across all branches of the military. Instead of a planned fleet of new destroyers, the Royal Navy will get hybrid vessels that will act as command hubs for drones.<\/p>\n

Britain and other NATO member nations have faced pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to increase military spending. Trump has long questioned the value of the military alliance and complained that the United States provides security to European countries that don\u2019t pull their weight.<\/p>\n

The resignations of Healey and junior Defense Minister Al Carns were among a series of blows that prompted Starmer to announce last week that he will resign. He is likely to attend a NATO summit in Turkey on July 7 and 8 in one of his last acts as prime minister.<\/p>\n

His successor, likely the former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, will be under pressure to stick to the commitments in the defense plan.<\/p>\n

Opposition Conservative Party defense spokesperson James Cartlidge said the plan was \u201ctoo little, too late.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan is now almost a year overdue and only being rushed through because Keir Starmer is desperate for a legacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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