Rewrite and replace the Strategic Defence Review of 2025, updating its assumptions and aligning it with current geopolitical realities.

Reprioritise force design by placing greater emphasis on the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, reflecting the UK’s strategic position, while reassessing the role and scale of the Army.

Conduct an urgent review of the UK’s ground-based air defence, particularly ballistic missile capability, identifying critical gaps and immediate requirements.

Increase defence spending to 3% of GDP without delay, alongside a clear and credible pathway to reach 5% as quickly as possible.

Reform Ministry of Defence procurement, addressing inefficiency and delay, and appoint a senior civilian industrialist with the authority to drive transformation at pace.

Adopt leasing as a viable procurement model where ...