Royal Welsh soldiers dismount from their Warrior vehicles during Exercise Gothic Dragon. (Photo: UK MoD/Crown Copyright)
There is growing consensus among UK MPs that defence spending should increase following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
On 6 March, Sky News reported that the UK could increase its defence spending in light of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.
Several European countries have signalled their intention to raise defence spending recently, including Germany, which announced a historic shift to spend more than 2% of GDP on defence and plans for a €100bn ($111.69 billion) fund in 2022.
Germany’s decision to increase its budget would make it the largest defence spender in Europe unless the UK decides to follow suit with an
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The initial document focused more on creating the right partnerships and inspiring investment in defence than on any details of how future UK Armed Forces would be armed.
The first stage of developing a new UK Defence Industrial Strategy has highlighted failings in current structures with solutions expected to be proposed in next year’s full strategy.
Romania joined NATO more than two decades ago and the country is vital to the alliance’s geographic reach and its ability to supply Ukraine with weapons.
Although Trump’s geopolitics policy for Europe remains unclear, defence analysts from the US and Europe predict how his incoming administration would attempt to handle critical issues on the continent.
The UK budget announced in Parliament on 30 October was the first by a Labour government in 14 years which has also launched a review into defence procurement programmes.
The Australian government has placed a focus on Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) which has included the purchase of additional long-range rocket systems and investments in local production of missiles.
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