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Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence

Inquiry

The Committee’s inquiry will consider the interim lessons that can be drawn from the war in Ukraine for UK Defence. It will explore whether our assumptions regarding the nature of the Russia threat are still valid, and whether we are equipped to respond to it. It will examine the role played by new technologies on the Ukrainian battlefield, consider manpower requirements, the pressures on industry to replenish equipment and weapons stocks, and the adequacy of procurement processes—drawing both strategic and operational lessons for UK Defence.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 1 May 2024.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Ukraine: a wake-up call
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Letter from the Chair to the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (MoD), regarding Committee scrutiny, dated 25 April 2024
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Oral evidence transcripts

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1 May 2024
Inquiry Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
Witnesses Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach GBE KCB DL (Former Chief of the Defence Staff at British Armed Forces), and Nick Childs (Senior Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security at The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS))
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Oral Evidence
24 April 2024
Inquiry Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
Witnesses Dr Peter Roberts (Senior Fellow at University of Exeter), and General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen (Former Chief of the Defence Staff at British Armed Forces)
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Oral Evidence
17 April 2024
Inquiry Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
Witnesses Juliana Suess (Research Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)), and Theodora Ogden (Space Policy Analyst at RAND)
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Written evidence

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Northrop Grumman UK (IUD0007)
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Thales (IUD0016)
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Ministry of Defence (IUD0015)
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Declarations of interest
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Contact us

  • Email: hlintlrelations@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 7412 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8659 (Press Officer)
  • Address: International Relations and Defence Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW