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Why the AWOL Defence Investment Plan is a big problem.
40 minutes Posted Feb 19, 2026 at 4:30 pm.
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The Prime Minister says we are going to have to spend more, faster, on defence.  But his government hasn’t even decided how it will spend the money already in the budget, despite  promising the plan months ago.

Sitrep explains why the growing delays are a big problem for some defence firms, and therefore the Armed Forces they supply, as the ADS trade body tells us small business liquidations are at a 30-year high.

Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne shares the Westminster whispers on when these vital decisions could finally be taken, and whether any more money could be found.

And Mike explains what US Forces are being massed around Iran, plus what that tells us about any military action that might happen.