The Prime Minister has announced major investment in the defence sector as the 2023 Integrated Review Refresh is launched in response to growing global volatility. IR23 sets out how UK will tackle new threats from Russia and China, protect our economy and compete at the cutting edge of technology. A £5Bn investment ...
Defence Online examines the key points for the defence industry as the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivers his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons. Facing strong headwinds of high inflation, rising energy prices and interest rates, Mr Hunt announced his spending plans with the promise of a focus on priorities of ...
The Spending Review and the UK’s Strategic Priorities seeks to explain the UK’s defence and international spending, and what it tells us about the strategy underlying the government’s Integrated Review. In contrast to previous national security reviews, the 2021 Integrated Review (IR), published in March, was not accompanied by a multi-year ...
The British Army has unveiled ‘Future Soldier’, its most radical transformation programme in over 20 years. Following on from the Integrated Review and the significant increase in defence spending announced by the Government last year, Future Soldier demonstrates how the Army is modernising to address next-generation threats across the globe. This will be bolstered ...