“We are in a new era of threat, which demands a new era for UK defence,” he told MPs. The planned increase in defence spending was the biggest since the Cold War, said Sir Keir. A total unravelling of their strategic defence review because quite simply they haven't got a plan to fund it. Sir Keir added: "Third, we will innovate and accelerate innovation at a wartime pace, so we can meet the threats of today and of tomorrow, as the fastest innovator in Nato." Sir Keir also flagged up his aim to create a hybrid Royal Navy with greater use of AI, as well as creating a new Digital Warfighter Group with “appropriate recruitment and pay freedoms”.

Source: The Times June 02, 2025 17:27 UTC