The Pentagon revealed how bad the gap was — £7.9 billion ($10 billion). That means that the military services that sent stockpiled equipment to Ukraine won’t get replacements unless Congress approves the funding bill, which House Republicans have stalled. The US and
Fraud has cost the Ministry of Defence more than £900million since 2010 – enough to pay for 170 tanks. The scale of the losses have been described as “staggering” and “a tragedy”. The Government’s admission that fraud totalling £927.55million has been detected
European Union leaders should install short-range air systems in member, similar to the so-called Iron Dome which protects Israel, a defence company boss has said. Putin has launched numerous drone and missile strikes on Ukraine since the start of his invasion on
Jeremy Hunt has suggested the pension triple lock is “under review” as the government scrambles to fund increases in defence spending and boost economic growth. The chancellor said the measure, which guarantees that the state pension rises by the highest of inflation,
James Heappey is set to quit as armed forces minister in a blow to Rishi Sunak. The former soldier is expected to leave the role at the end of the month and stand down as an MP at the next general election.
Labour’s plans for a new defence deal with the EU are at risk of being scuppered by France, according to reports. Sir Keir Starmer has made striking a security pact with Brussels a top priority if he takes power at the next
Mark Francois hammered Rishi Sunak over defence spending cuts during a fiery exchange during today’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQ). Speaking to the house, the politician said: “In the 1930s, one of your less illustrious predecessors, Neville Charmberlain, so denuded the British Armed
The Polish president Andrzej Duda has issued an urgent call for NATO members to increase their defence spending to three per cent of their GDP, saying the defensive alliance must do more to match Russia’s war machine. Following the full-scale invasion of
Tory MP Mark Francois has blasted the Government for being “deeply dishonourable” after it emerged Jeremy Hunt plans on cutting billions from the defence budget next year. Speaking in the Commons, the Brexiteer Spartan tore into the Government’s spending plans amid rising
Tom Tugendhat is publicly pressuring Jeremy Hunt to go further on defence spending, after last week’s Budget ignored calls to provide a boost to Britain’s security. Speaking this morning, the security minister defended an article he co-authored on Friday, calling for the