The policy process began with the review launched in July 2024. The Strategic Defence Review was expected earlier in 2025 but appeared in July, while the accompanying investment plan slipped to July 2026. That makes the financial document roughly eighteen months later than its original expected timing. The long delay sits uneasily beside the narrow consultation described by ministers and defence organisations after publication.
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The Defence Investment Plan arrived about eighteen months late
The review reconstructs the delay from the July 2024 launch of the Strategic Defence Review to the July 2026 investment plan.