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NDTV
15 hours ago
- Business
- NDTV
Russia "Immediate" Danger, China "Sophisticated" Challenge: Key UK Report
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government is set to publish the strategic defence review on Monday, which is expected to warn of challenges posed by Russia and China. The review, a 10-year plan for military equipment and services, will warn of the "immediate and pressing" danger posed by Russia, according to a report by British newspaper The Guardian on Saturday. The 130-page document, prepared by a team headed by former NATO secretary general George Robertson, will also describe China as a "sophisticated and persistent challenge", which at times has been willing to cooperate with Russia, and two smaller "regional disruptors" - Iran and North Korea, the report said. Since the war broke out in Ukraine in 2022, Russia has signed key deals with several of the West's adversaries, China, Iran and North Korea. The review, which was put together by Mr Robertson alongside Fiona Hill, a former US presidential advisor, and Richard Barrons, a former British commander, is also likely to question the size of the British army, which currently is around 1 lakh. On Saturday, the European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, also said that Europe saw the China-Russia threat as the world's "greatest challenge". "When China and Russia speak of leading together changes not seen in a hundred years and of revisions of the global security order, we should all be extremely worried," Ms Kallas told an audience at the Shangri-La security conference in Singapore. "If you are worried about China, you should be worried about Russia," she added. Six New Weapons Factories In UK The UK government on Saturday said it will build at least six new factories producing weapons and explosives as part of a major review of its defence capabilities. The Ministry of Defence said that the Mr Starmer-led government will invest more than £1 billion in 'Digital Targeting Web' to "spearhead battlefield engagements, applying lessons learnt from Ukraine to the UK Armed Forces". "The hard-fought lessons from Putin's illegal war in Ukraine leave us under no illusions that future conflicts will be won through forces that are better connected, better equipped and innovating faster than their adversaries," Defence Secretary John Healey said in a statement. "We will give our Armed Forces the ability to act at speeds never seen before - connecting ships, aircraft, tanks and operators so they can share vital information instantly and strike further and faster," he added.
Metro
3 days ago
- Politics
- Metro
UK's new £1,000,000,000 cyber command that aims to defeat Putin's hackers
Britain will flush more than £1 billion on artificial intelligence and a cyber team in response to major Russian attacks authorised by Vladimir Putin. From tech and logistics to airports and air traffic control, the UK has been in the firing line since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and more than 90,000 hacks have been detected in the last two years. Attacks have been on the rise and so has their level of sophistication. This is why John Healey declared that the armed forces must be given the upper hand in the growing online battlefield. Speaking on Wednesday from MoD Corsham, the UK's military cyber HQ, the defence secretary confirmed that the Kremlin has 'stepped up' attacks. He said: 'Certainly the intensity of the cyber attacks that we're seeing from Russia stepped up, and cyber is now the leading edge, not just of defence, but of contests and tension between countries.' He said there is a 'level of cyber warfare that is continual and intensifying' that requires the UK to step up its capacity to defend against it. Healey announced that a new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command will lead this 'digital fightback'. It will also oversee the £1 billion investment in upgraded targeting systems known as 'kill web'. The government has remained tightlipped about it. What we know is that it will operate by using AI and new software. In a new era of threat we're investing in pioneering technology to combat daily cyber part of the Strategic Defence Review @JohnHealey_MP has launched a £1 billion Digital Targeting Web and CyberEM Command to coordinate the UK's defensive and offensive capabilities. — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 29, 2025 It will connect military weapons systems across all three forces, enabling quicker decisions to be made on the battlefield. More Trending For example, it could identify a threat using a sensor on a ship or in space and then disable it using an F-35 aircraft, drone, or offensive cyber operation, the ministry of defence said. Healey added: 'Ways of warfare are rapidly changing, with the UK facing daily cyber-attacks on this new frontline. 'The hard-fought lessons from Putin's illegal war in Ukraine leave us under no illusions that future conflicts will be won through forces that are better connected, better equipped and innovating faster than their adversaries. 'We will give our armed forces the ability to act at speeds never seen before – connecting ships, aircraft, tanks and operators so they can share vital information instantly and strike further and faster.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Leader who killed 6,000,000 of his own honoured in new statue MORE: The bizarre reason Russia wants to ban Shrek and other beloved animations MORE: Putin threats to 'throttle' US firms like Microsoft and Zoom in words war with Trump
