Ministry of Defence stress testing how UK deal with war

[TinFoilHat]

Nowt wrong with us all getting a bit of practice. If you look at world history cycles, we're overdue another world conflict with the potential of spectre of nuclear and other chemical weapons being used.

 

[Kompany Car]

I work in support of the MoD at a HQ in the London area, so was vaguely aware of "preperation for war" through my job.

We've recenyly changed how we work from a shift pattern that covered 7am to 1am in support of the army and air force, to a shift pattern that now covers 24/7 through an "on call" setup.

Interesting to see this has now popped up on the bbc "Stress testing how UK would deal with war" I don't mean this to be scaremongering, because we could have been drawn into "war" at anytime since Feb 2022 when russia invaded Ukraine, and haven't been, nor do I think we will be, but it's good (in some ways) to know we are actually thinking ahead, and involving those who supply our armed forces.

As the picture shows drone manufacture will be important, but "the west" needs to up production of all kiinds of military kit, and the UK needs to be a big part of it.

Please try and avoid getting into discussion of other conflicts in this this thread, and be friendly to each other, I know it's a pretty difficult subject for most of us.

The UK military has been underfunded and under equipped for too long. If we must go down the route of reducing the number of personnel, you need to make damn sure that those remaining have the best equipment and support possible. Undoubtedly the war in Ukraine will see a shift in the types of equipment used and the tactics employed as has always been the case, but drone technology and in particular micro drones need to be developed and refined along with improved offensive and defensive electronic warfare capability. Mitigation of threats to critical infrastructure or financial systems from cyber warfare also needs investment.
All of this is on top of the modernisation of our nuclear deterrent and facilities.