The release of an updated plan on the size and strength of the UK's armed forces has been delayed at a time of mounting cost pressures, Sky News understands.
The release of an updated plan on the size and strength of the UK's armed forces has been delayed at a time of mounting cost pressures, Sky News understands.
But multiple sources now say the timeline has slipped and the document will not be released until after the UK and its NATO allies meet for a major summit in Lithuania in mid-July. There is a tension between the immediate need to free up cash to rebuild the army given Russia's war in Ukraine and committing vast sums to major long-term programmes to renew the UK's nuclear deterrent; build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines with Australia; and create next-generation combat jets in an agreement with Japan and Italy.
But this increase - while welcomed - was less than half the amount needed. In addition, most of the extra money - £3bn - was earmarked for the UK's nuclear weapons enterprise, while most of the rest was to be spent on replenishing stockpiles of ammunition after the military gave much of its supplies to Ukraine.
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