Tag: Strategic Defence Review

UK Consolidates Military Intelligence Services

UK Defence Intelligence insignia | Image: UK Ministry of Defence

The UK has launched a consolidated Military Intelligence Services structure and a new Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit to accelerate intelligence operations and respond to rising hostile activity, with officials citing a significant surge in cyber and espionage threats. A new Defence Intelligence Academy will provide training in cyber, space and geospatial intelligence disciplines.

UK plans up to 12 SSN-AUKUS attack submarines

The cover of the 2023 UK report on AUKUS | Source: Crown Copyright, licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce on Monday ‘the UK’s conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet will be significantly expanded, with up to 12 new SSN-AUKUS boats to be built,’ as his government publishes a long-awaited Strategic Defence Review (SDR).