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UK defence firms ‘bleeding cash’ as delayed spending plan leaves industry in ‘paralysis’
UK NewsPoliticsBusiness•March 24, 2026 at 4:13 PMNational

UK defence firms ‘bleeding cash’ as delayed spending plan leaves industry in ‘paralysis’

By Alex Daniel•The Guardian - UK News

Industry groups say delay to defence investment plan (DIP) leaves UK lagging behind in global race for fundingDefence manufacturers are going bust while others have been left in “paralysis” and “bleeding cash” as they wait for a long-delayed UK military spending plan for the next decade, MPs have heard.Industry groups said a more than six-month delay to the defence investment plan (DIP) had also left the UK behind Germany and the US in attracting cash from global investors. Continue reading...

Industry groups say delay to defence investment plan (DIP) leaves UK lagging behind in global race for funding

Defence manufacturers are going bust while others have been left in “paralysis” and “bleeding cash” as they wait for a long-delayed UK military spending plan for the next decade, MPs have heard.

Industry groups said a more than six-month delay to the defence investment plan (DIP) had also left the UK behind Germany and the US in attracting cash from global investors.

Continue reading...