The Conservative Party will announce plans for a £10bn air and missile defence system called "Britannia Shield" at its conference on Tuesday, modelled on Israel's Iron Dome.
Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge will present the proposal as one of Britain's "most significant military programmes since the cold war," according to The Guardian. The system would require new investment in advanced radar and interceptor missiles to defend against potential aerial attacks.
The Conservatives frame the initiative as a response to emerging threats to British airspace, though the source material does not detail what specific threats the party has identified or how the system would differ from existing UK air defence capabilities. The £10bn figure represents the total planned investment, though no timeline for deployment or procurement details appear in the available material.