Not enough people and a shortage: the British army was in a difficult position - the media

Despite the striking statements of the Defense Minister Grant Shapps about the "pre -war" era, the British army itself has a bunch of problems. The United Kingdom has the largest defense budget in Europe, but in spite of this, the armed forces have problems with underfunding and numbers. About it reports The Economist. It is stated that in the UK, the funding of the defense sector has never dropped below 2% unlike France or Germany. In 2024, 52 billion pounds were allocated for defense.

Defense Minister Grant Chapsa has already stated that the world had entered the pre -war era. However, despite these statements, the publication states that the British armed forces are weakened. Their number may fall below the critical mass. Large procurement projects are very underfunded, and there is a crisis with the available weapons and a set of new people into the army.

For example, in 2021, the then Defense Minister Ben Volles decided to reduce the projected army by 2025 by 10 thousand people. The invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine changed the security environment, but did not fall for reduction, they write in the publication. General Sir Nick Carter, an excerptor of defense headquarters, warned that small capable forces are very good, but "the land war needs a larger orchestra.

" There is also a comparison of the Polish Park of Tanks, which will be 1,600 units and the British - the army will receive only 148 Challegner 3. American generals and other allies openly doubt whether the British army can be considered even after decades of abbreviations. A separate problem is a defense procurement system. The army purchased AJAX BMP for 5. 5 billion pounds to replace Warrior. However, the machine has come out with noise, vibration and more.

The Morpheus battlefield system has not gone without problems. Also, with the present fleet, the United Kingdom cannot implement the Global Britain's program because the number of ships is not enough and new receipts have been slowed down. Despite the war in Ukraine, the United Kingdom continues to write off combat aircraft: also 289 billion pounds are planned to be replaced by the British Arsenal of Nuclear Restraint. The whole budget is designed for 10 years.