The new Army chief has warned that Britain has three years to prepare for war.
General Sir Roly Walker said there was “enough time” to prepare to deter enemies such as Russia.
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The former SAS chief said: “We have enough time to prepare.”
The Sun understands its target date is late 2027.
He insisted that war was not inevitable, but warned that Britain’s enemies were “increasingly aligned”.
In his first speech as Chief of the General Staff, he said: “We must restore credible hard power to ensure deterrence.”
The former Irish Guards officer inherited the smallest Army in more than 300 years – with just 72,500 trained soldiers.
He promised to triple its combat power – with better weapons but no extra troops – so that “any British ground force would be capable of destroying a force at least three times its size”.
Gen Walker said commanders had difficulty accepting the fact that they were no longer a “big army”.
And he warned that threats from Russia, China and Iran would converge in 2027 and could “detonate” each other.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Rusi Land War Conference, he said Russia would “come back with everything to take revenge” against the West.
He said Iran was on track to obtain a nuclear bomb and that China wanted the option of invading Taiwan by that date.
The former Director of Special Forces said: “We have struggled to shake the big army mentality, where some still believe that raw troop numbers alone determine combat power.
“This is outdated.
“We are actually a medium-sized army and we should embrace that.”
According to his plan, a British brigade of around 7,000 soldiers would be able to defeat a Russian force like its 18th Combined Arms Army of 20,000 soldiers.
He stated that they would be able to do this with more accurate and powerful weapons.
He said: “We will sense twice the distance, decide in half the time, and produce effects at twice the distance with half the ammunition.
“Our Ukrainian partners are starting to do this with great results now, marrying cheap, disposable sensors and effectors with smart software coming from British coders.”
It happened when his boss, the Chief of Defense Staff, warned that “we are not as strong as we could be”.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said “historic underinvestment” had taken its toll on the Army’s weapons, training, personnel and technology.
Defense chiefs fear Russia will rebuild its forces over the next five years after massive losses in Ukraine.
Defense Secretary John Healey warned that Putin “will not stop in Ukraine” if he wins.
And China’s President Xi has ordered his forces to be ready to take Taiwan by 2027 – raising fears in Europe that America will refocus its forces on the Pacific.
Labor has promised to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, but Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say when.
Germany’s plans for World War 3 revealed
By Ellie Doughty, Foreign Reporter
GERMANY has revealed its plans for war with Russia, with provisions ranging from national service to rubbish collection.
Its roadmap for life under World War III could even see weather forecasts disrupted as the country reinforces its eastern border with NATO.
A 67-page document refashioned from Cold War-era preparations in Berlin lays the framework for a brave new world.
Germany’s “Framework Directive for General Defense” defines exactly how ordinary men and women would be affected.
National conscription would return and citizens could “be called up at any time.”
Subway stations, underground garages and certain basements would be transformed into temporary bomb shelters and bunkers.
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, has vowed to transform the country into a “war-ready” nation as Mad Vlad’s illegal fight in Ukraine continues.
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