The British government has announced that it wants to spend an additional 2.5 billion pounds (2.9 billion euros) to bolster its military stocks and ammunition reserves in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
While Western ammunition stocks have been depleted by aid to Kiev, this investment is part of an update to Britain’s military strategy that “learns lessons from the war in Ukraine and the threats to our security in general,” he said. the government in a statement. . The previous version was two years old.
The guidance released on Tuesday “will refine our strategic approach, ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of military capabilities and as a leading power within NATO,” it added.
“Large stocks of ammunition”
The document also provides for the establishment of a combat force that allows rapid intervention in the world on the principle of “Come first”. Introducing the document in Parliament, Ben Wallace explained that he focused on threads that required “urgent prioritization” in an increasingly “volatile” world.
We need “professional, well-equipped and rapidly adaptable forces, supported by (…) large stocks of munitions,” added Ben Wallace.
Increase robotic capabilities
The minister, who announced a few days ago that he would leave his position in the upcoming cabinet reshuffle, said in the government statement that his goal was to make the British army “a scientific and technological superpower” by increasing capabilities in the field of robotics or Weapons of new generation.
The announcements follow a recent update on the UK’s priorities on the international stage, calling Russia its top security threat and China a “long-term challenge”. Ben Wallace also repeated in Parliament that UK support for NATO will remain “iron as iron” and that London will “continue to prioritize (its) core relationships” while developing ties with “new partners”.
Source: BFM TV
