The United Kingdom's armed forces are facing a critical readiness issue, with reports indicating a shortage of personnel and inadequate equipment to engage in high-intensity conflict, particularly against a potential adversary like Russia. Military chiefs have called for a significant increase in the size of the Army and a doubling of defense spending to address these shortcomings. The Royal Navy is struggling to recruit enough sailors, the Army is operating with too few soldiers, and the Border Force is described as broken. There is also a cultural resistance to conscription among Britons. The UK has appealed to NATO allies for the deployment of Alliance forces to Ukraine and the establishment of a no-fly zone over Ukrainian-controlled territory. These developments come amid warnings from MPs and a damning report by the Defence Committee about the UK military's declining 'warfighting readiness' due to faster personnel losses than recruitment and a lack of sufficient weaponry for a prolonged war.
Britain’s defence system is no longer good enough. With Ukraine in peril and Russia rearming fast, it is too important to suffer from neglect. The next government should act quickly and boldly to fix it https://t.co/eISpU77JZA 👇
The UK armed forces are losing personnel faster than they can recruit, leaving their "warfighting readiness" in doubt, according to a new report by the Defence Committee. Sky's @haynesdeborah talks us through the report. Read more: https://t.co/PIKsQ25xBi 📺 Sky 501 / YouTube https://t.co/LoQd2f9Mxt
UK armed forces not ready for high-intensity war, MPs warn https://t.co/MOmRidzDe9
The British armed forces do not have enough weapons to fight a prolonged war against Russia, a damning report has warned https://t.co/f2ujbxqsgk
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UK military's readiness for "all-out war" in doubt, MPs warn Read more 🔗 https://t.co/2LbTardUj8
Britain’s defence system needs fixing. That cannot happen without more money and more people. But its woes are also rooted in deeper problems of culture, outlook and process https://t.co/aeuh07ez40 👇
Military chiefs have warned that Britain needs to nearly quadruple the size of the Army and double defence spending if it were ever to have to confront a resurgent Russia on the battlefield Exclusive from @cahalmilmo, @DavidParsley50 and @janemerrick23 https://t.co/IXpgWHpHwM
The Royal Navy can't find enough sailors. The Army has too few soldiers. The Border Force is broken. A significant proportion of Britons would refuse conscription. A nation that declines to defend itself eventually ceases to be a nation at all. https://t.co/Gv0ESwDvyU.
Great Britain has called on NATO allies to consider sending Alliance forces to Ukraine. They also demand the establishment of a no-fly zone over the territory controlled by the Ukraine
Britain’s armed forces are stretched perilously thin. Why? Too few people and too much botched procurement https://t.co/lkQDoFVTDA 👇