Defence spending at 3% of GDP by 2034 is a firm commitment, John Healey has said.
The Government has previously set out its “ambition to reach 3% in the next parliament”, after meeting its pledge to ratchet up defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by April 2027.
But the Defence Secretary has promised a “certain decade of rising defence spending”, according to The Times, and said there was “no doubt” the UK would meet its target.
Mr Healey told the newspaper: “It allows us to plan for the long term. It allows us to deal with the pressures.”
The Government is looking at the roles, capabilities and reforms required by UK armed forces as part of its strategic defence review (SDR).
It will explore “deliverable and affordable” solutions “within the resources available to defence within the trajectory of 2.5%”.
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