Britain and Germany will sign a defence agreement on Wednesday, the first of its kind between Europe's two biggest spenders on defence, which includes a commitment to develop new deep-strike weapons.

Britain and Germany to sign the Trinity House Agreement, boosting NATO's eastern front with advanced weapons and cooperation.

Under the pact, Rheinmetall has bagged a deal to produce artillery barrels in the U.K. from 2027, a move which will create 400 jobs, according to Britain's defense ministry, and greatly expand the company's presence in the U.K. arms market.

Britain and Germany will sign a defense agreement on Wednesday, the first of its kind between Europe's two biggest spenders on defense, which includes a commitment to develop new deep-strike weapons.

Officials say German submarine-hunting planes will patrol the North Atlantic from a base in Scotland under a new Britain-Germany defense pact in response to the growing threat from Russia

Britain and Germany have agreed to a significant military pact that will see the two allies work together on weapons projects and defense amid the growing threat Russia poses to the European continent.

The two governments said they will coordinate more on defense, with British and German troops conducting joint military exercises on NATO’s eastern border.

German submarine-hunting planes are to be based in Britain for the first time, to counter the threat from Russia.

The agreement amounts to a comprehensive reboot of defense ties between London and Berlin that had lacked structure since Britain left the European Union.

The deal will see German planes operating from a Scottish airbase and increase co-operation on developing new equipment.