UK armed forces lack 'battle-winning capabilities' and are 'complacent' about costs, says stinging assessment

"We are concerned that the department may not have identified all the modern battle-winning capabilities our armed forces need, and also that it is not developing its existing large programmes with sufficient urgency," it said.

The committee said that while the MoD was beginning to develop next-generation systems, there was"relatively little money" to exploit promising research during the coming decade and a lack of clarity as to whether they would be truly"battle-winning". It expressed concern that a Treasury"contingency" for the new Dreadnought submarines - which will carry the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent - was being seen as a"blank cheque" by the MoD"freeing it from the need to control costs".

Will SKY News be sending a rep. to the 5/17 open door congressional hearings? Or just ignore / mock it? This changes the paradigm of mankind's existence. Might be a bit newsworthy

From Whom do ,you now report that the British lack ability . Too whom this may concern do not (better still) under estimate the fighting and profound spirit of the proven . PS if the call too (Arms ) is bugled and indeed they would tear up their roadways and hurtle the stones 👀

While the British armed forces lack the 'ability to win battles,' the British government is keen to meddle in hot-spot world affairs, thinking it is still the empire on which the sun never sets.

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