Conservative Party Conference 2026: Tories Vow to Build 10 Billion Pound ‘Britannia Shield’ Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome – Here’s All You Need to Know

Conservative Party Conference 2026: On the penultimate day of this year’s party conference, the Tories  made a bold new proposal. UK’s Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has promised to invest in a missile and drone defence system called the Britannia Shield’. The system would be worth 10 billion pounds and modeled after the ‘Iron Dome’ defence system of Israel.  

Conservative Party Conference 2026: Kemi Badenoch’s Announcement

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has put forward a £10 billion “Britannia Shield” plan to build an integrated air and missile defence network for the UK. This system would bring together advanced radar, command-and-control infrastructure, interceptor missiles and counter-drone capabilities, aiming to protect the entire UK, its sovereign territories and British military bases abroad. 

The Conservatives state that they would aim to achieve a minimum deployable capability within five years, with additional upgrades and larger missile stockpiles over the next five years.

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