US EditionBritain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia
- In 2025, senior UK defense officials, including John Healey and Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, are engaged in discussions to purchase F-35A stealth fighters from the United States that can be equipped with the B61 thermonuclear gravity bomb.
- These talks follow a 130-page strategic defense review led by George Robertson, prompted by rising threats from Russia and China and calling for wide-ranging military upgrades.
- The review mandates increasing defense spending from 2.2% to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, investing £1.5 billion in weapons factories, creating a cyber command, and expanding home defenses.
- Prime Minister Starmer pledged more than £10 billion extra annually to make UK forces ready to fight and win, while Healey committed to enhancing capabilities with AI, drones, and missile defense.
- These measures represent the most profound UK defense shift since the Cold War, aiming to deter hostile powers and position Britain as a top NATO military contributor.
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U.K. pledges sweeping defense changes to counter Russia—and send a message to Trump
The United Kingdom will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, get its army ready to fight a war in Europe and become “a battle-ready, armor-clad nation,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, part of a boost to military spending designed to send a message to Moscow—and Washington.Starmer said Britain “cannot ignore the threat that Russia poses” as he pledged to undertake the most sweeping changes to Britain’s defenses since the collaps…
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