UK must expand its Arctic military position, defence review to say

The United Kingdom must expand its military footnote in the Arctic and high north, as the region becomes more and more controversial due to access to sea ice, which is recommended.

The document is expected to call significant investments in drones and cutting technology against the background of the new era of the state conflict.

Review will confirm UK “NATO FIRST” approach to defensePrioritizing the safety of Britain’s own yard for the Euro-Atlantic area and fulfillment of obligations to the Alliance.

John Hack, the Minister of Defense, has previously ignored the “inclination” of the recent conservative administration in its defense and foreign policy towards India.

The review is carried out by an independent team led by Former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, and asked to study the threats facing Britain, as well as the condition of the armed forces.

The review has greatly damaged US President Donald Trump security policy, including his intention to scale US military resources in Europe.

During the review period, the government promised in the first half of 2025.

Focus on the Atlantic region, review will recommend the UK steps to increase the military operations in high north, including in the Arctic.

New shipping paths opens due to the melting of ice, making the rich natural resources of the region, wide access, land, gas, minerals and rare earthetlets. This speaks of competitors between competitors and controlling competitors, including the United States, Russia, China and North European peoples.

The United Kingdom has already expressed concerns the Russian militarization of militarization in the region, and Huilli left in February to discuss its security.

Trump, while, was accumulated pressure Denmark for the United States to give control of the Greenland Arctic Island to Denmark.

“The deployment of snowy snow in the” Arctic Circle “” The direction of the journey “mentioned,” said one industry expert.

The united researcher of the European Institute for the European Institute Ed Arnold said that the United Kingdom was putting pressure on the US stance for the United States.

“They expect us to inform a more complete military presence there, as such things, control and intelligence assets, we are the only ones that can mitigate some US resources,” Arnold said.

The deployment of high northern assets and staff will be significantly built on the work of the previous conservative administration. Former Defense Secretary of State Ben Wallace defined a new Arctic strategy in 2022, which explained the threat, without making new investments.

Industry leaders noted that the agreement was widespread that Royal Navy would have invested more than the British army due to review. Eastern Europe’s NATO countries were that while they did not need to support land support, Raffi and the fleet capabilities were important.

The revision is expected to confirm that the United Kingdom will be held in the World Fighting Air Program, initiative, Britain, Italy and Japan’s initiative to create a sixth generation fighter jet.

Before Sir Keir Starmer promised to increase defense expenses from 2.3 percent to 2.5 percent, from 2027 to an additional 6 billion pounds, the pledge was short.

Investments on traditional platforms, including ships, planes and land vehicles, should be balanced with the development of new, unmanned aerial vehicles and other new technologies, the hint would say.

It is also prepared to follow further work in case of the conflict to improve Caduet forces and the Ministry of Defense with the relevant and trained veterans.

The ministers have set plans for the “whole society” approach, some officials who call on democratic values, national stability and defense in the school curriculum.

The review is expected to study the structure of the British cyber cyber staff, which continues to be an Intelligence Agency, the National Cyber ​​Street of the Ministry of Defense and other units of the government.

The idea is that creating a common command “Space Force” in the United States, but also rebuild and rationalize, so the units are not trying to steal each other’s people and have a “general receiving mechanism.”

Some defense figures are delighted to be reviewed from the United Kingdom and the EU at the beginning of the next month, trying to provide a new defense agreement on the May 19 summit on June 24 to have a better impact on the NATO session.

Other officials want to publish later, in June, leveling a broader security strategy, led by Jonathan Powell, Jonathan Powel, a National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.

The Ministry of Defense refused to comment on the “speculations”, but it added that it is designed to “make it difficult to look for us and opportunities” and will be published “as soon as possible.”

Additional report by Helen Helen