UK Faces ‘Most Dangerous Period’ in Decades, Says Chief of Defence Staff
Richard Knighton said Russia is probing UK defences with cyberattacks, sabotage and airspace incursions as ministers prepare a delayed spending plan.
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton warned the UK faces its most dangerous period in decades, stating in his 35-year career, "this is the most dangerous time I have known in my working life."
- Russia is "probing, challenging, testing our defences" through cyberattacks and sabotage, Knighton said; Moscow is "definitely raising the stakes and risks crossing a line."
- Defence Secretary John Healey said on Monday the government is "determined to publish" the delayed Defence Investment Plan before the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, beginning July 7.
- Drones and autonomous systems are "going to become increasingly important in the future of warfare," Knighton noted, with the UK needing "to invest more and enhance our capability."
- Commons Defence Committee chairman Tan Dhesi noted the industry needs clarity amid the plan delay, while Knighton cautioned that ministers must make "difficult trade-off decisions" to increase spending.
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UK Must Boost Defense Spending to Be Ready for Greater Conflicts, Says Military Chief
The chief of the British Armed Forces said on Friday that the UK must boost defense spending to prepare for greater conflicts. Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton said on June 5 that Russian long-range activity has prompted NATO to scramble allied forces 700 times. “So we’re seeing Russia probing, challenging, testing defenses,” Knighton told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program. “So, Russia is definitely raising the stakes.” …
The Chief of Staff of the British Army, Richard Knighton, said Friday for the BBC radio station that it is now "the most dangerous period of the last decades for the United Kingdom and that the country must prepare for the potential "longer conflicts," reports DPA and Reuters, quoted by Agerpres. Knighton stressed that the risks and ...
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UK running out of time to boost defense as investment plan stalls, military chief warns
LONDON — Britain is running out of time to boost its defenses in response to the threat posed by recent Russian actions, the country’s military chief said on Friday, after months of delays to the country’s Defence Investment Plan.“Russia is definitely raising the stakes and risks crossing a line,” Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton told BBC Radio. “We need to spend more on defense and do it faster.”The Defence Investment Plan will lay o…
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