'Non-essential' training halts for British Army units stationed in UK
The decision comes as part of efforts to manage financial pressures
It's reported that the British Army has received orders to halt "non-essential" training exercises for units stationed in the UK that are not preparing for deployment.
The decision comes as part of efforts to manage financial pressures.
Soldiers who are gearing up for deployments or currently stationed in areas such as Estonia, the Falklands, and Cyprus will continue to participate in essential training exercises.
In the UK, collective training exercises at locations like Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire and Sennybridge in Wales, will see reductions.
It comes as the government plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by next year, despite the Prime Minister Andy Burnham facing mounting pressure to reach a target of 3% by the end of the decade.
An Army spokesperson told us: “Our training continues and we are prioritising activity that contributes most directly to readiness, deployability, and operational effectiveness.
"We are also investing £2 billion to transform training for the British Army over the next 15 years."
The Army's decision aligns with lessons learned from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, focusing more on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS) training, Corps-level training, and modernisation efforts.