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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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...
The country's "sons and daughters" must prepare to fight. This is what British Defense Chief Richard Knighton says in response to the growing threat from Putin. - The situation is more dangerous than I have ever experienced in my career, Knighton tells Sky News.
After Germany and France, does the United Kingdom, too, prepare to re-establish compulsory military service? On Monday, 15 December, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces estimated that "more British" will have to prepare to fight. For several weeks, the authorities have stressed the emergence of the threat of war.
UK's 'sons and daughters' need to be ready for war with Russia, warns top general - The Mirror
The head of Britain's armed forces Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton warned 'more families will know what sacrifice for our nation means' as he spoke of the rising threat from Vladimir Putin
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