Is Britain buying ‘compromised’ spy-planes just to hit its NATO spending commitments?

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<p>Britai will go ahea with a £2 billio or er of Posei o spy pla es to efe its clear s bmari e fleet, espite fears the tech ology o boar may have bee leake to the Chi ese or Taiwa ese a acc satio s the p rchase is merely a NATO tick-box.</p>
<p>D ri g a visit to a Flori a military air base o T es ay, Defe ce Secretary Michael Fallo sai the ew fleet “will help to protect o r clear s bmari es a I i te to begi or eri g them this s mmer.”</p>
<p>However, he also arg e the i itial o tlay of aro £2 billio (abo t US$2.88 billio ) wo l allow the UK “to meet the NATO 2 perce t commitme t.”’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ k/342481-spy-pla es- clear-s bmari es/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: Is Britai b yi g ‘compromise ’ spy-pla es j st to hit its NATO spe i g commitme ts?</a></p>