The Defence Secretary has announced £4 billion worth of contracts with British firms as part of the development of the "hunter-killer" submarine programme.Grant Shapps said the submarines, which are to be nuclear-powered and conventionally armed, would be the "most powerful attack submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy".The Defence Secretary also announced RAF Typhoons have been sent to Poland to support the UK ally from the "threat of Russian interference", and that hundreds of extra troops

The Defence Secretary has announced £4 billion worth of contracts with British firms as part of the development of the "hunter-killer" submarine programme.Grant Shapps said the submarines, which are to be nuclear-powered and conventionally armed, would be the "most powerful attack submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy".The Defence Secretary also announced RAF Typhoons have been sent to Poland to support the UK ally from the "threat of Russian interference", and that hundreds of extra troops will be deployed in Kosovo following a request from Nato.