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Ministers must reintroduce a fast-track to buy the extra tanks and aircraft Britain’s hollowed-out armed forces need, senior defence figures said last night.
Retired military commanders and MPs called on the Government to use the ‘urgent operational requirements’ (UOR) process to speed up buying vital equipment.
Their demands came after fears were raised Britain’s shrinking military will get no extra funding in next month’s Budget. Rishi Sunak is under unprecedented pressure to announce a cash injection or risk leaving Britain ‘defenceless’, experts have warned.
The Prime Minister’s continued silence on military spending has ‘unsettled’ senior officers, the Daily Mail revealed yesterday. Their concerns follow a warning by the head of the Army that Britain is ‘weaker’ for giving equipment to Ukraine.
Despite 25 other Nato members rebooting their spending plans following Russia’s invasion, the UK’s armed forces are yet to receive any additional funding.
Last night, senior figures suggested a kit-buying process used during the Afghan conflict should be
