(CNN)Russia is Britain's top security challenge, the UK will build more nuclear weapons and London will expand its presence in the high-tech realms of space and cyberspace, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday in a sweeping review of British military and foreign policy.
To accomplish its goals, the British government wants to increase defense spending by £24 billion ($33.3 billion) over the next four years, a large increase on the £42.2 billion it spent in 2019-2020.
The government also pledged tens of billions of pounds in investment in other areas, including £15 billion for research and development for science and technology, more than £17 billion to fight climate change and promote biodiversity, and £13 billion in the fight against the coronavirus.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 16, 2021
Russia an 'active threat' and China a 'systemic challenge', UK Integrated Review will warn -- SKY News
Russia an 'active threat' and China a 'systemic challenge', UK Integrated Review will warn -- SKY News
Chinese military enthusiasts urged to stay vigilant over intelligence leak as several social media accounts are suspended -- Global Times
China to replace J-7 fighter jets with advanced models -- Global Times
Taiwan’s Cabinet Reshuffle a Response to China’s ‘Unrestricted Warfare’ -- The Strategist
Top US Army Intelligence Official Lays Out Priorities -- National Defense
F-35A Caught In Acquisition Dogfight Within U.S. Air Force -- Aviation Week
S-67 Blackhawk: When the Blackhawk was an attack chopper -- Sandboxx News
US Air Force looks at ‘cognitive electronic warfare’ for F-15 -- Flight Global
Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities -- Warzone/The Drive
The Military Could Soon Face a Flag Officer Talent Crisis -- Defense One
Navy Chooses Evolution Over Revolution for Shipbuilding -- National Defense
Marines Reportedly 'Decommissioning' AH-1Zs As They Shutter Helicopter Operations In Hawaii (Updated) -- Warzone/The Drive
In a cyberattack disaster, DoD needs backup squad to fix networks, restart critical systems -- Mark Pomerleau, C4ISRNet
Here’s how much one future TF-X fighter jet will cost Turkey -- Defense News
Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles -- Warzone/The Drive