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What's the UK's biggest defence deal?
The UK's largest defence contract was for its two new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, costing over £6 billion. While substantial, it's still considerably less than this single US fighter jet deal. This difference reflects the varying scales of defence spending between the two nations.
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