Britain in talks to join Europes new air defence system, Grant Shapps confirms [Video]

BRITAIN is in talks to join Europe’s new air defence system, Grant Shapps has confirmed.

The UK is working with EU allies “on what a Sky Shield may look like”, the Defence Secretary said.

He also signalled a ship-building boom to boost the size of the Royal Navy.

The Sky Shield plan could see missiles such as US Patriots, Israeli Arrow-3s and German IRIS-Ts deployed to UK soil to protect against hostile projectiles, including drones.

Mr Shapps dismissed calls from MPs, including Penny Mordaunt, to buy Israel’s Iron Dome defence technology and said the Europe Sky Shield talks were “in early stages”.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz proposed the initiative after Vladimir Putin launched missiles on Ukrainian infrastructure in 2022.

Some 21 nations are currently involved, including neutral Switzerland…