Decades of cuts are said to have led to the decline combat ability warship of the British army, which must be reversed faster than planned in the light Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
The channel quoted defense sources as saying that the US general made this assessment last fall.
and classify United State AndRussia AndChina AndFrance As countries with a high-level fighting force, as classified countries such as Germany AndItaly As countries belonging to the second level, that is, the least prepared to fight.
Speaking about Britain He said: "You do not have the first level. It’s hardly the second level".
The sources said that Rishi Sonak He risks failing in his role "As prime minister in wartime unless he takes urgent action in light of the growing security threat posed by Russia".
In order to do so, an increase was proposed defense budget At least £3 billion a year without further cuts in army size, while peacetime procurement rules must be relaxed in order to buy arms quickly.
The source said: "We have a wartime prime minister and a wartime chancellor. The choices they make in the coming weeks will be seen by history as central to whether this government truly believes its primary duty is to defend the world or whether this is just a slogan to be paid lip service to."
challenges facing the army
By providing insight into the scale of the challenge the military is facingRoyal Navy AndRoyal Air Force:
- Ammunition will run out Armed forces "within a few days" If asked to fight.
- Britain lacks the capacity to defend its airspace against the level of missile and drone strikes it is enduring Ukraine.
- It will take the army 5 to 10 years to be able to field a war fighting squad of around 25-30 thousand soldiers backed by tanks, artillery and helicopters.
- about 30% of British forces On high alert they are reservists unable to mobilize within NATO timelines.
- The majority of the army’s armored vehicle fleet, incl tanksbetween 30 to 60 years ago, and will not be completely replaced in years.
- European powers such as France and Germany announced plans to dramatically increase defense spending after Russia’s military operation in Ukraine last year.
The smallest army since the Napoleonic era
- total enumeration the British army Only 76,000 soldiers, less than half the size it was in 1990, and the smallest since the Napoleon era.
- The force is set to shrink further to 73,000 under current plans, which will be implemented unless more funds are made available.
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According to the British Sky News channel, the high-ranking American general was informed, confidentially, British Minister of Defence with this matter.
Decades of cuts are said to have led to the decline combat ability warship of the British army, which must be reversed faster than planned in the light Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
The channel quoted defense sources as saying that the US general made this assessment last fall.
and classify United State AndRussia AndChina AndFrance As countries with a high-level fighting force, as classified countries such as Germany AndItaly As countries belonging to the second level, that is, the least prepared to fight.
Speaking about Britain “You don’t have level one,” he said. “It’s hardly level two.”
The sources said that Rishi Sonak He risks failure in his role as “wartime prime minister unless he takes urgent action in light of the growing security threat posed by Russia”.
In order to do so, an increase was proposed defense budget At least £3 billion a year without further cuts in army size, while peacetime procurement rules must be relaxed in order to buy arms quickly.
“We have a wartime prime minister and a wartime chancellor,” the source said. “History will look at the choices they make in the coming weeks as key to whether this government really believes its primary duty is to defend the world or whether this is just a slogan that should be Pay lip service to it.”
challenges facing the army
By providing insight into the scale of the challenge the military is facingRoyal Navy AndRoyal Air Force:
- Ammunition will run out Armed forces “In a few days” if asked to fight.
- Britain lacks the capacity to defend its airspace against the level of missile and drone strikes it is enduring Ukraine.
- It will take the army 5 to 10 years to be able to field a war fighting squad of around 25-30 thousand soldiers backed by tanks, artillery and helicopters.
- about 30% of British forces On high alert they are reservists unable to mobilize within NATO timelines.
- The majority of the army’s armored vehicle fleet, incl tanksbetween 30 to 60 years ago, and will not be completely replaced in years.
- European powers such as France and Germany announced plans to dramatically increase defense spending after Russia’s military operation in Ukraine last year.
The smallest army since the Napoleonic era
- total enumeration the British army Only 76,000 soldiers, less than half the size it was in 1990, and the smallest since the Napoleon era.
- The force is set to shrink further to 73,000 under current plans, which will be implemented unless more funds are made available.
