Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a "formidable, integrated fighting machine" as part of the Government's defence review.The Prime Minister said he would invest in a military that is "more integrated, more ready, more lethal than ever".As part of the review, due to be published on Monday, the Government has pledged £1.5 billion to set up at least six factories, and will support the procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a "formidable, integrated fighting machine" as part of the Government's defence review.The Prime Minister said he would invest in a military that is "more integrated, more ready, more lethal than ever".As part of the review, due to be published on Monday, the Government has pledged £1.5 billion to set up at least six factories, and will support the procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons.