If the UK is truly going to be war-ready, what sort of money does it need to spend?
Poland is actually spending more on defence as a percentage of its GDP than any other country in Nato, including the United States.
Simon Newton began his career as a print journalist in the early 1990s before moving into broadcasting. He has reported for Sky News, BBC News and ITV and received numerous awards. He reported extensively from Afghanistan and spent three months embedded with British troops in Helmand. He now covers the war in Ukraine.
Poland is actually spending more on defence as a percentage of its GDP than any other country in Nato, including the United States.
US defence officials estimate the war in Ukraine has so far cost the Kremlin more than $200bn - in addition to the human cost.
Trench-clearing and casualty evacuation are important components of Operation Interflex as the recruits prepare to fight on the frontline.
BFBS Forces News reporter Simon Newton visits a secret location to see some of Kyiv's forces undergoing trench warfare training.
The Gravehawk mobile air defence system sees stocks of Soviet-designed Vympel R-73 air-to-air missiles repurposed for surface-to-air use.
The inhabitants of the Ukrainian city say Russian drones are hunting the streets in search of non-combatants to maim or kill.
Members of the Azov Brigade believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested only in conquest, not a peace deal.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says more than a third of Pyongyang's forces in Russia are casualties.
The T-80 has been upgraded several times, but more than 1,000 are believed to have been destroyed in the conflict.
One expert says the fibre-optic drones can fly more than 20km into the enemy's lines and are very difficult to stop once in the air.
President-elect Donald Trump has made a number of remarks about taking control of Greenland, possibly even using military force to do it.
This mystery facility was said to be in Kobane, close to the Turkish border, with footage sparking rumours it was for US troops.
Russian progress in Ukraine is slow, and at its current rate experts say it would take two years for Moscow to seize all of Donetsk Oblast.
Pyongyang's soldiers appear to have received little or no instruction on what to expect in Ukraine – particularly the threat posed by UAVs.
The transport hub is set to become Russia's next target as Moscow troops are reportedly two miles away from the outskirts of the city.
Should Ukraine's president lower the age of conscription from 25 to 18 years to reinforce his Armed Forces?