US Air Force general and commander in European operations
The government has announced a multi-billion-pound investment to fund four Dreadnought-class submarines, aiming to bring the fleet into service by the 2030s, safeguard thousands of UK jobs, and boost domestic industry. Leaders emphasize security and national resilience, while questions remain about funding the 3% GDP defence target.
Europe faces a pivotal shift as the US-led six-month review of its European military footprint seeks to rebalance burden-sharing. NATO allies are being asked to outline alternatives for force levels, basing access, and potential support, with Berlin, Warsaw, and Brussels in focus as they adapt to a changing security landscape.
NATO has presented a three-step operational framework — "block, blunt and break" — at the Warsaw Security Forum. General Alexus Grynkewich has said the plan will stop an invasion at the border, then halt advancing forces with precision strikes and finally degrade an attacker’s supply and command networks. Allies are warning of rising Russian "hybrid" activity while Moscow denies plans to attack Europe.