How much have the UK Government committed to Ukraine until 2030?
£3b a year
How much does Trump believe European countries should be paying towards defence?
3-4%
What is the defence industrial strategy aiming to do?
setting out to ensure industrial capacity & skills to restock our own supply to support Ukraine
when was the last time the government spent 2.5% on defence?
2.5%
How many defence programmes are currently on time and on budget?
only two in 49
In Japan, how many Chinese military aircraft intrude annually their airspace and which aircraft?
about 600 twin-engine fighters
How has air power been used by China in Taiwan in 2022-23?
more than 1,700 intrusions occured, largest involved 103 aircraft. Including sending daily balloons since 2023.
What has become a signature for Iranian arms export?
drones, mainly on sales to Russia
Which country has assumed the presidency of the EU council?
Poland
UK wants to increase defence budget to 2.5% by the end of the decade. How much is this?
£75-£80 billion
Poland’s defence budget is only 36% of Germany’s in terms of actual money spent. But its single-minded focus is on deterring Russian aggression means it has become _______ to military balance of power in central Europe.
central
South Korea defence budget is only ___% of the UK but its clear strategic objectives means it maintains conventional forces comparable in size, and superior readiness, to UK, France & Germany combined.
60%
The UK’s 2021 Integrated Review did what to the UKs focus?
Indo-Pacific tilt
On Undersea cables:
The UK is more dependent than most G7 countries on gas to warm homes and provide electricity. More ______ demand is met by imports, chiefly from Norway, and most Norwegian imports come via a single pipeline Langeled which was built in the 2000s
half of
On Undersea cables: ______ is our biggest point of weakness
Langeled
On Undersea cables:
The UKs latest National Risk Register published earlier this year contains a reasonable worst case scenario of a terror attack on gas infrastructure. Predictions say that restorations could take ____ ______
three months
On Undersea cables:
Grant Shapps, who served as both energy and defence secretary under the last government that if gas piplines were cut, we could import _____ from _______
LNG from the US
On Undersea cables:
Grant Shapps, who served as both energy and defence secretary under the last government that if gas piplines were cut, we could import LNG from the US. But he said the biggest risk would come if a hostile actor were to also knock out ____ ______
data cables
On Undersea cables:
How do we position ourselves more securely against hostile actors damaging our gas supply lines?
Britain needs to diversify its energy sources.
On Undersea cables:
How do we position ourselves more securely against hostile actors damaging our gas supply lines in terms of military action?
Alongside our NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force allies, we are strengthening our response to ensure ships and aircraft cannot operate in secrecy near the U.K. or NATO territory, harnessing new technologies like AI and coordinating patrols with our allies.
What is the Wagner group
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