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– Fight Russia? Britain has just 40 tanks and around a dozen frigates and destroyers ready to go war – the lowest figures in modern times:
- The head of Britain’s armed forces is not ‘happy’ about Britain’s tank shortfall
- Britain is now investing in armoured vehicles – ready by the end of the decade
Britain has just 40 tanks and around a dozen frigates and destroyers ready to go to war, it has emerged.
The figures are the lowest in modern times and MPs suggest they show the UK would struggle to fight a war against Russia.
Vladimir Putin‘s army is estimated to have lost over 2,000 tanks in the conflict in Ukraine but has as many in reserve.
Yesterday, the head of Britain’s Armed Forces admitted he was not ‘happy’ about the situation and improvements in Army and Royal Navy stocks were required.
But Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), insisted the UK was a major Nato contributor.
At the Commons defence committee yesterday, his claim that Britain could provide a division – around 17,500 fully equipped troops accompanied by vehicles and artillery – to the alliance was dismissed as ‘a fantasy’.
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Another day, another reminder that Britain's military power has declined so very much, fulfilling previous prophecies about the imminence of #WW3. pic.twitter.com/fYRQloPAmv
— Alois Irlmaier (@AloisIrlmaier) July 5, 2023
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