US EditionUK Unveils Strategic Defence Review, Pledges Up to 12 Attack Submarines and £15 Billion Warhead Fund
- On Monday 2025 in Glasgow, Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled the UK’s Strategic Defence Review, revealing intentions to construct as many as a dozen new attack submarines through the AUKUS partnership.
- The review, led by former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, responds to growing Russian aggression and evolving warfare involving drones and artificial intelligence.
- The government pledged £15 billion for nuclear warheads, £1.5 billion for six munitions factories, procurement of 7,000 long-range weapons, and £1 billion to establish a cyber command.
- Starmer highlighted that the current defence and security environment is more volatile than it has been for a very long time, stressing the importance of preparing for war and prioritizing NATO in the government's approach.
- The review implies enhanced military readiness with defence spending rising to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027 and ambitions to reach 3 percent by 2029 despite budget constraints.
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UK expanding its fleet of submarines to boost ‘warfighting readiness’
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UK to build new attack submarines and ramp up 'war-fighting readiness' with an eye on Russia, Starmer says
Britain will build new attack submarines, invest billions on nuclear warheads and move toward "war-fighting readiness," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, shortly before the publication of a landmark review of the future of the country's military.Starmer's government said it would build "up to" 12 new attack submarines as part of its AUKUS partnership with the United States and Australia, replacing the country's current class of seven subs from t…
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