Two of the authors of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Lord Robertson and General Sir Richard Barrons, will give evidence to the Defence Committee on the newly published Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
\r\nThe DIP was intended to provide detail on how the Government will deliver the vision set out in the SDR, which was published in June 2025. In this session, the Committee will ask the two reviewers for their perspective on the DIP.
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