British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in his online speech in the House of Commons, pointed out that the period of cutting the defense budget in his country is now over, and stated that the defense budget will be increased by 10 percent every year for 4 years.
Prime Minister Johnson stated that the budget increase will be approximately 16.5 billion pounds in 4 years and that Britain will reinforce its leading role in NATO with new defense investments to be created.
Sharing the information that the additional budget will also be used in space, cyber defense and artificial intelligence projects, Johnson said that the new investments to be created with this resource will provide new job opportunities to 40 thousand people in total, 10 thousand per year.
Boris Johnson stated that they will support the revival of shipbuilding activities in the country and that they aim to increase the number of Royal Navy ships.
Noting that their goal is to increase the global power of England with new defense investments, Johnson stated that they made this decision despite the Kovid-19 epidemic and that their priority was the defense of the country.
Boris Johnson emphasized that the world is faced with the "most dangerous" and "most competitive" conditions after the Cold War, "We need to make improvements in every field in order to act in accordance with our history and stand by our allies. This is to end the period of withdrawal, transform our armed forces, global. It is an opportunity to strengthen our influence, to unite our country to the next level, to pioneer new technology and to defend our people and our lifestyle. " used the expression.