The UK Defence Secretary, John Healey, and US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, recently reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening NATO and sustaining support for Ukraine.

2 天之前 · The UK will maintain its £3 billion annual commitment to military support for Ukraine through 2025 and beyond, according to Defence Secretary John Healey. The assurance came during a debate in the House of Commons on 10 February 2025, as MPs discussed the ongoing need to provide critical support to ...

2025年1月10日 · During a recent House of Lords debate on the UK’s air defence capabilities, questions surrounding the sufficiency of the defence budget and the strategic balance between homeland security and international commitments took centre stage. Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton raised concerns about whether the government’s commitment to spend 2.5% of GDP on …

2025年1月20日 · Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans for a new UK-Poland Treaty aimed at addressing growing security threats in Europe. During a visit to Warsaw, Starmer will meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to formalise discussions on the agreement, which focuses on military co-operation, countering illegal migration, and securing energy supplies.

2 天之前 · The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to NATO’s collective defence measures, describing the alliance’s participation in military exercises like Steadfast Dart 25 as “defensive, transparent and proportionate” amid concerns from former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn about potential escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe.. JeCorbyn, Independent MP …

4 天之前 · The UK government’s commitment to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP remains under scrutiny following an urgent question in the House of Commons on January 27th. While the government has reiterated its pledge to lay out a path to the target this spring, opposition MPs have criticised ...

2024年9月30日 · Australia is huge, the size of Europe or the USA. There’re already over the horizon radars up in the North and more radars coming. Not sure on actual ground based missiles at the moment besides NASAMS and SM3&6 on the Hobart’s, and the Hunter class and LOSVs (large optionally manned surface vessels) to come.

2025年1月8日 · Last year, we reported that the UK’s missile defence capabilities are in urgent need of improvement, according to a new report from the House of Lords’ International Relations and Defence Committee. Published on 26th September 2024, the report, titled “Ukraine: A Wake-Up Call”, highlights the UK’s vulnerabilities and calls for significant investment in integrated air …

2025年1月20日 · Pollard stressed the importance of interoperability within NATO, adding, “Any increased defence spending must deter aggression, defeat it, and increase our deployability and lethality as we fight together with our allies.” Reflecting on the complexity of modern threats, Pollard warned that “adversaries must be in no doubt that the UK possesses formidable …

2025年1月10日 · Ukraine is not best example that fits UK, GBAD is an important asset but you must have strong air power to retaliate hard, conflicts like should end in 2-3 major punches back and forth, GBAD can’t be sustained forever costs wise, but it gives you the required survivability for your army, national assets and people moral, depending you can cause real pain to the …