Navy is not ready for war, admits First Sea Lord

Royal Navy 'not as ready for war as it should be', says First Sea Lord

The First Sea Lord has admitted Britain’s Royal Navy is not ready for war.

Military chief issues 3-word warning about ‘unprepared’ Royal Navy

The US has called on its allies to "build up some courage" and join efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid soaring global energy prices.

First sea lord admits Royal Navy is not ready for war

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said according to a defence probe last year, the Royal Navy would not be war-ready until the end of this decade

Navy is not ready for war, admits First Sea Lord

Pressure piles on Starmer to increase defence spending as US mocks Britain’s ailing Armed Forces

Royal Navy is NOT ready for war, First Sea Lord admits - while US mocks British forces

The Royal Navy is unprepared for war, Britain's First Sea Lord has admitted. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has conceded the Navy has "work to do” before it could successfully engage in combat. The First Sea Lord's intervention comes amid pressure from across the Atlantic for Britain to send ships to the Middle East to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. On Tuesday, Donald Trump told Sir Keir Starmer to "go get your own oil" as he insisted the US "won’…