UK defence spending is set to rise by £13.4bn annually by 2027, pushing the total budget beyond £70bn.

Defence training will be ramped up to a “wartime pace” in a new education drive aimed at growing the UK’s skilled workforce, the Government has said.

Under the plans, five new “technical excellence colleges” will be set up across the country as well as targeted short courses and Stem schemes for school students to pursue careers in the sector .

The £182m funding package will be at the heart of a new defence industrial strategy to be unveiled on Monday.

It includes Regional Stem initiatives for “thousands” of school-age students over the next four years to pursue careers in the sector, as well as targeted short courses for people already working in specific defence industries.

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