The Government has released its eagerly-anticipated Strategic Defence Review to make Britain safer, secure at home and strong abroad.
The vision is that, by 2035, UK Defence will be a leading tech-enabled Defence power, with an integrated force that deters, fights and wins through constant innovation at wartime pace.
There are five key areas:
- Move to warfighting readiness — establishing a more lethal ‘integrated force’ equipped for the future, and strengthened homeland Defence.
- Engine for growth — driving jobs and prosperity through a new partnership with industry, radical procurement reforms and backing UK businesses.
- ‘NATO first’ — stepping up on European security by leading in NATO, with strengthened nuclear, new tech and updated conventional capabilities.
- UK innovation driven by lessons from Ukraine — harnessing drones, data and digital warfare to make our Armed Forces stronger and safer.
- Whole-of-society approach — widening participation in national resilience, and renewing the Nation’s contract with those who serve.
Stuart Williams OBE, Chief Executive of East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, said: “The Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations are integral partners to Defence and well-positioned to support these plans.
“Whether through strengthening the Reserves, supporting Defence-industry partnerships, or engaging communities and employers, we will play a pivotal role in making this new vision a reality.”
The 2025 Strategic Defence Review is available to read on the Government website
