Replacing warships with drones is not an upgrade in capability

By Peter Lee, Professor of Applied Ethics and Director, Security and Risk Research, University of Portsmouth

Britain’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP) marks a significant shift in military priorities. Over four years, an additional £15 billion will take spending up to £298 billion overall.

This includes £63 billion to fund nuclear deterrence and £8 billion for future combat aircraft. But its most attention-grabbing headline concerns the maritime domain.

Plans for the Type 83 destroyer to replace ageing Type 45s have been shelved. Instead, at least six Common…

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