UK pledges ‘generational’ leap in defense spending, industry to go on ‘war footing’
by Breaking Defense
Breaking Defense— Under the new plan, London wants to spend a cumulative extra of £75 billion ($93 billion) over the next six years, culminating in a 2030 annual defense budget of £87 billion ($108 billion), which would make it second in NATO only to the US in defense expenditure.
Japan Today—UK puts its defense industry on 'war footing' and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid. The UK prime minister said Tuesday the country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade, and pledged to send arms worth 500 million pounds ($620 million) to Ukraine. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the
RussiaFeed—Sunak, UK war footing. Szijjarto, EU war psychosis. Europe troops in Ukraine. 2026, EU defeats Putin. https://youtu.be/WEiZgnZ1EOY
Bloomberg—Europe and the UK Need to Be on a Full War Footing. Relying on the US for the defense of NATO is short-sighted.