UK Defence First analyses the decline of the Royal Navy’s frigate fleet over the last 50 years
UK Defence First discuss Britain remaining sovereign and its foreign policy
UK Defence First does a comparison of UK’s defence spending vs other countries
UKDF Chair Mark Allatt has his article on how the UK defence procurement industry can learn from Elon Musk
The UK military is woefully short of the weapons needed to make its ships, tanks and jets a lethal force in the face of an enemy attack
For context, Britain was producing some 50 million shells per year in 1918. https://t.co/gzz8KjyNar
— Bear (@BearJFK) January 26, 2026
The defence secretary will soon have to make a decision to 'back or scrap' the Army's new fighting vehicle - how did we get here and which way is that likely to go (£) https://t.co/FGLxpIVF3j
— Mark Urban (@MarkUrban01) February 1, 2026
That’s incredibly vague.
— Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧 (@ArmchairAdml) February 2, 2026
Realistically we need 3% immediately regardless of the economic cost. The state of the Royal Navy is arguably the primary concern. I want to hear how they’re going to increase the size of the surface fleet, how they’re going to improve submarine… https://t.co/eKTUJIqrQ7
