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PM to announce details of £1.1bn defence spending PM announces £1.1bn defence spending
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Details of £1.1bn worth of defence spending are to be unveiled by the prime minister later. Spending of £1.1bn on defence is to be announced by the prime minister later.
It is due to include cash for drones, UK special forces and intelligence gathering to tackle global terrorism. Speaking at the Farnborough International Air Show, he will outline investments of £800m for a new surveillance package and £300m for a new ice patrol ship and radar.
David Cameron is due to make the announcement at the Farnborough International Air Show. There will also be cash for drones, UK special forces and intelligence gathering to tackle global terrorism.
He is expected to say funds for "vital" Ministry of Defence programmes have been found as a result of austerity measures. Funds for "vital" Ministry of Defence programmes have been found as a result of austerity measures, he will say.
'Defend the realm''Defend the realm'
The money is not new, BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt said, but the MOD has been allowed to keep what it failed to spend in its 2012/13 budget. The money is not new, BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt says, but the MOD has been allowed to keep what it failed to spend in its 2012/13 budget.
Some of the funds should help to reprieve the RAF's Sentinel spy-plane until at least 2018, our correspondent added.Some of the funds should help to reprieve the RAF's Sentinel spy-plane until at least 2018, our correspondent added.
The plane had been due to retire early after cuts made in the government's defence review in 2010.The plane had been due to retire early after cuts made in the government's defence review in 2010.
That review has since seen more than 12,000 service personnel made redundant.That review has since seen more than 12,000 service personnel made redundant.
But writing in the Daily Telegraph, the prime minister said the government had been fixing the "mess" left by the previous government.But writing in the Daily Telegraph, the prime minister said the government had been fixing the "mess" left by the previous government.
And pointing to how "the threats we face have changed utterly in 30 years", he said the UK "cannot defend the realm from the white cliffs of Dover".And pointing to how "the threats we face have changed utterly in 30 years", he said the UK "cannot defend the realm from the white cliffs of Dover".
He said it was a "national necessity" to have "modern, technological, advanced and flexible armed forces" to advance British interests.He said it was a "national necessity" to have "modern, technological, advanced and flexible armed forces" to advance British interests.
The funding includes £800m of investment in an intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance package.The funding includes £800m of investment in an intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance package.
Downing Street says it will boost special forces' ability to tackle global terrorism and hostage taking.Downing Street says it will boost special forces' ability to tackle global terrorism and hostage taking.
About £300m will go towards projects including a new electronic radar for the RAF's Typhoon jets, and the purchase of the Ice Patrol Ship HMS Protector.About £300m will go towards projects including a new electronic radar for the RAF's Typhoon jets, and the purchase of the Ice Patrol Ship HMS Protector.
Mr Cameron is also set to detail longer-term plans to boost the UK's defence sector, which increased exports last year by 11% to almost £10bn.Mr Cameron is also set to detail longer-term plans to boost the UK's defence sector, which increased exports last year by 11% to almost £10bn.