The Cost of Sovereignty? The Future of Britain’s Defense Industrial Base
“Broken” and “hollowed out” was then-Labour Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey’s characterization of British defense in the spring of 2024. Particularly, British defense procurement was viewed as “repeatedly wasting taxpayers’ money,” and as a result of an absent strategic approach, the national resilience of Britain’s defense industry was in a sorry state of affairs. With Labour now in power and a Strategic Defence Review in progress, a strategic approach is coming in the form of a new Defence Industrial Strategy. This strategy broke cover for the first time in December 2024 with a statement of intent on identified issues and The post The Cost of Sovereignty? The Future of Britain’s Defense Industrial Base appeared first on War on the Rocks.
“Broken” and “hollowed out” was then-Labour Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey’s characterization of British defense in the spring of 2024. Particularly, British defense procurement was viewed as “repeatedly wasting taxpayers’ money,” and as a result of an absent strategic approach, the national resilience of Britain’s defense industry was in a sorry state of affairs. With Labour now in power and a Strategic Defence Review in progress, a strategic approach is coming in the form of a new Defence Industrial Strategy. This strategy broke cover for the first time in December 2024 with a statement of intent on identified issues and
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