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Starmer says the defence investment plan is on his desk - but doesn't commit to publishing it before recess. "We are finalising it, but I'm absolutely determined that I will make commitments with appropriate funding that I can be sure is there. "I will not make commitments without being clear where the funding is coming from. That is what's gone on for years, and that's why we're in the mess that we're in."

Keir Starmer responds angrily to Tory MP Bernard Jenkin who suggests his approach to defence "smacks of enormous complacency". PM responds that state of UK defence "smacks of the fact that for years there was underinvestment by the last government and the stripping out and hollowing out of our armed forces".

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Vandier: NATO is moving toward 3.5% GDP defense spending, with Europe targeting roughly $800B annually by 2032. The objective is not to scale old systems, but to build forces that can keep pace or risk entering a war they cannot win. 6X

Vandier: Commercial space for communications and imagery, mass robotics across every domain, and software-driven command systems. Ukraine’s Delta platform shows how real-time data integration directly shapes decisions at the frontline. 5/

Vandier: Ukraine constantly changes tactics under pressure, forcing NATO to redesign training itself. Unscripted exercises, red-teaming, and real-time replanning are now central, units are trained to adjust, not to execute fixed plans. 4/

Vandier: Modern war is hitting systems, not just forces. Daily strikes on energy infrastructure, data centers, and logistics nodes are now routine. The same pattern is visible in the Middle East, confirming this is not local, it is becoming the standard model. 3/

Vandier: Ukraine is expected to produce nearly 10 million drones in a year. That forces a hard shift. NATO now has to deal with mass production at scale, where affordability and the ability to ramp up matter as much as advanced systems. 2/

Pierre Vandier, NATO Admiral: Ukraine proved Europe cannot sustain industrial-scale war. Ammunition is being consumed faster than it can be produced. Stockpiles, industry, and planning were built for limited operations not prolonged, high-intensity conflict. 1/

Israel’s government is “selling the public a dangerous illusion: that military force alone can dismantle Hizbullah”, says a former Israeli military commander in a guest essay. “Exercising force without a strategy is not victory. It is political failure” economist.com/by-invitation/…

Member of Parliament @bernardjenkin sparring with Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer on war preparation: Jenkin: "It sounds as though you are at peace while we are actually at war." Starmer: "With respect, I'm clearing up the mess that I inherited from the last government."

Starmer says UK government ‘finalising’ defence plan, but no date yet ft.trib.al/DNMee5w

🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer snaps at Tory MP Bernard Jenkin for suggesting his approach to defence "smacks of enormous complacency" "This smacks of the fact that for years there was underinvestment by the last Government... honestly, 14 years of underinvestment"

FT investigation finds 13 associates of Hungary’s premier won large share of state works after he took power. Read more here: ft.trib.al/oADdBWb

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