US EditionGet ready to fight: Armed forces chief issues stark warning as Russian threat grows
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton urged increased defence spending and societal readiness as cyber attacks rose 50% and Russia's military grew to over 1.1 million personnel.
- On Monday, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton warned at the Royal United Services Institute of a growing Russian threat and urged more people to be ready to fight including regular forces, reserves and cadets.
- Russia has rapidly expanded its military, becoming a battle-hardened force of more than 1.1 million that consumes over seven per cent of GDP and 40 per cent of government spending while developing destabilising weapons.
- Knighton warned daily cyber attacks from Russia include sabotage efforts, damage to undersea cables, spy ships, and a seven-day satellite loss could cost the UK an estimated 7.64bn, he said.
- The defence chief said the UK must build defence industrial capacity, grow skills, and increase societal resilience, with £50m for Defence Technical Excellence Colleges and defence spending pledged to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and 3.5% by 2035.
- Western officials reported threats against UK forces have risen in the past year, as Knighton warned most lack direct armed-forces experience, with this month marking 65 years since national service ended.
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“The Price of Peace Is Rising”: UK Military Chief Says Britain Must Prepare for Russia Threat
Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Air Chief of the Defence Staff Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said the UK is entering the most perilous security environment of his career, driven largely by Russia’s expanding military capabilities and hostile activity short of open war, according to BFBS Forces News on December 15. Every article pushes back against disinformation. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW “I wil…
Britain’s ‘Sons & Daughters’ Must Be Ready For War With Russia Says Defence Chief
by Niamh Harris, The Peoples Voice: The head of the British Armed forces has warned that more British families will “know what sacrifice for our nation means” as the country prepares for the possibility of war with Russia According to Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, there is a growing […]
Richard Knighton warns: "We and our children must be ready for a possible conflict. Our security cannot be guaranteed only by the army." And Blaise Metreweli, the new director of the MI6, invokes anti-Moscow sabotages as with Churchill
Russian threat to UK is growing, warns defence chief
Russia poses a worsening and increasingly complex threat to the UK and NATO, requiring a whole-of-society response rather than reliance on the armed forces alone, according to the Chief of the Defence Staff. Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute in London, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said the UK faces a more dangerous security environment than at any point in his career, with risks driven in particular by Russia’s growing mi…
There is a growing risk that Russia will attack the United Kingdom, and "the sons and daughters" of the nation must be prepared to fight, said the head of British armed forces, according to Sky News.. In an extremely direct intervention, Sir Richard Knighton...
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