UK Defense Shifts Amid NATO Pressure | Belfast News

Trump’s latest NATO demands are igniting chaos in the UK’s defense planning as outgoing leaders tout security while former officials quit over underfunding. With a looming NATO summit and a 2035 spending target on the line, the UK’s new defense chief has boosted the budget to £14.5 billion—but still falls short of what some say is needed. In response, Britain is pivoting toward drones and autonomous tech, ditching destroyer plans for hybrid command ships, all while Trump calls NATO a “paper tiger” and accuses allies of freeloaders. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/84f284da0283eb32