UK Gov Publication: Defending Britain: leading in a more dangerous world - Our pledge: committing to 2.5% of GDP in 2030

Published on April 23, 2024



Foreword from the Prime Minister
Every day, Britain’s armed forces are on active service around the world. Whether policing the skies over the Middle East, protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea, or keeping the peace in Kosovo, they put themselves in harm’s way to defend our values and interests and keep our people safe.

Today, they do so in an international environment that is steadily deteriorating. We are seeing more instability, happening more quickly, in more places at once. Technology is changing the face of war. Russia’s abhorrent war of aggression in Ukraine continues. And crucially, not only are threats to stability growing but the links between states like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China are growing, too.

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