(CNN)Russia is Britain's top security challenge, the UK will build more nuclear weapons and London will expand its presence in the high-tech realms of space and cyberspace, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday in a sweeping review of British military and foreign policy.
To accomplish its goals, the British government wants to increase defense spending by £24 billion ($33.3 billion) over the next four years, a large increase on the £42.2 billion it spent in 2019-2020.
The government also pledged tens of billions of pounds in investment in other areas, including £15 billion for research and development for science and technology, more than £17 billion to fight climate change and promote biodiversity, and £13 billion in the fight against the coronavirus.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 16, 2021
Russia an 'active threat' and China a 'systemic challenge', UK Integrated Review will warn -- SKY News
Russia an 'active threat' and China a 'systemic challenge', UK Integrated Review will warn -- SKY News
Chinese military enthusiasts urged to stay vigilant over intelligence leak as several social media accounts are suspended -- Global Times
China to replace J-7 fighter jets with advanced models -- Global Times
Taiwan’s Cabinet Reshuffle a Response to China’s ‘Unrestricted Warfare’ -- The Strategist
Top US Army Intelligence Official Lays Out Priorities -- National Defense
F-35A Caught In Acquisition Dogfight Within U.S. Air Force -- Aviation Week
S-67 Blackhawk: When the Blackhawk was an attack chopper -- Sandboxx News
US Air Force looks at ‘cognitive electronic warfare’ for F-15 -- Flight Global
Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities -- Warzone/The Drive
The Military Could Soon Face a Flag Officer Talent Crisis -- Defense One
Navy Chooses Evolution Over Revolution for Shipbuilding -- National Defense
Marines Reportedly 'Decommissioning' AH-1Zs As They Shutter Helicopter Operations In Hawaii (Updated) -- Warzone/The Drive
In a cyberattack disaster, DoD needs backup squad to fix networks, restart critical systems -- Mark Pomerleau, C4ISRNet
Here’s how much one future TF-X fighter jet will cost Turkey -- Defense News
1 comment:
Cutting aircraft, ships, troops means nukes will now be our 1st line of defence. We should be okay if we go to war with city states like Monaco or Luxembourg. With the titanic cuts to our police forces & armed forces it is plain to see that the politicians aren't interested in defending Britain from enemies foreign & domestic. Britain really deserves to have its arse kicked. We're begging for it really. Keep ducking 🙉
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