Tempest Fighter To Ensure UK 'Stays In Control Of Air For Decades'
£2bn is being into the project over the next four years - the aircraft is due to be in service from 2035 and replace the RAF's Typhoons.
£2bn is being into the project over the next four years - the aircraft is due to be in service from 2035 and replace the RAF's Typhoons.
The United Kingdom is NATO’s fourth highest spender on defence in terms of percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
It comes after the announcement that the British Army's target regular strength will be reduced from 82,000 to 72,500 by 2025.
The warning comes after publication of both the Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper, which outline changes to the UK's military.
Defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke told Forces News the British Army, in particular, will be reorganised in "big ways".
The document has given further details about the future of the British Army, RAF and Royal Navy, following the Integrated Review.
Reshaping the Armed Forces always involves giving up some capabilities to create the space for some new ones, writes Prof Michael Clarke.
The announcement came as the Defence Command Paper was published following last week's Integrated Review.
The survey will be open until 17:00 on 5 April and takes around five minutes to complete.
The Prime Minister neither confirmed nor denied reports about cuts to numbers of soldiers in the British Army.
The Shadow Foreign Secretary said the Government's new push for more nuclear weapons threatened the security of the country.
General Sir Nick Carter spoke ahead of a publication on Monday outlining defence modernisation.
The publication of the Integrated Review has raised questions over the Government's approach to China.
The region covers some of the world's most important sea lanes, plus India, China, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
The long-awaited Integrated Review into the future of the UK's foreign, defence and security policy has been published.
The Prime Minister made the pledge while outlining the findings of the Integrated Review.