New chief aims to make British army twice as lethal
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- The new head of the army has said he aims to “double the lethality” of the force in three years and treble it by the end of the decade by buying smart ammunition such as missiles with multiple warheads and drone swarms that can kill more fighters at the same time.
General Sir Roly Walker, a former member of the SAS who survived a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, wants to make the overall army “more [like the] special forces”, coming up with novel solutions for ways to defeat the enemy without necessarily relying on expensive equipment such as more tanks.
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I gave up on them when I heard a general say that he wants to maximise diversity. That he said was his main aim. Not killing and defeating the enemy, but maximising diversity.
Saying all the right things to appease the MoD and the politicians. Our current Army is still trying to achieve with 72,000 personnel what they did with 120,000. Numbers are absolutely essential.
Plus that traitor Cameron included pension payments in the military budget of 2%. There are 2.5 million military veterans and pensioners.
What a load of management language course crap.
Most “leaders” in our public services talk like this. Most of them are completely full of crap.
@@penman8985unlike the executive people who don’t talk crap at all.
They talk about lethality yet they can't even stop a bunch of dingies coming through their defences. LMAO🤣
A bunch of 'gloomy and drabs'?
Good job they're not in dinghies...
@@DM-ur8vc 'groomers in drabs'
Yes but they have impossible constraints on them, budgets slashed, provisions disappeared, vanishing political support, and numbers cut.
@@evidence4all-re6gf why would you fight for something that attacks you? Citizens of the UK are in conflict with their own government who takes the piss out of them.
If the Armed Forces were ordered to stop the Dinghies crossing the Channel then they would do, it’s quite simple.
Until an Order is given then the crossings will carry on.
The Military works on Orders, they just can’t do anything about this problem until told to do so. So when the Politicians get their thumbs out of their arses and hand over to the Military we will always have this issue or don’t you understand this @AzovSS?
Not one Politician has the guts to do this.
Sounds like a politician
Because at his level he is.
@@Chubby_T0511 His is what?
Chief of the general staff is pretty much a political position.
Rather have this guy than any politician we have at the moment !! so would you if it kicks off.
@Ramit16 This guy knows we've been invaded
The threats are from inside. The threat needs to be stopped in the oceans at the moment
Make up your mind.
@@DM-ur8vc Ratioed
And the buzzword champion usage for 2024 goes to……..
If the military and the Navy for the UK could stop the flow of invading armies, tell me a start.
Immigrant army
Here's a start: 'It was a dark and stormy night...'
Unarmed civilians crossing on rubber dinghies, you goons. Not saying it isn’t an issue but don’t try and say it’s an invading army just so it fits your racist ideology
The British army and navy are a disgrace to their uniform they can't even defend their own borders with thousands of illegal Immigrants getting into Britain in rubber boats they get hotels and meals and spending money and mobile phones for free while we already have a homeless problem with our own people sleeping rough the only time the government are interested in the white population of Britain is when they want us to go to war to make them more money the younger generation aren't so stupid
Racist
Start recruiting the right type of people for the right jobs then ……no more excuses Boy Scouts recruited to infantry roles and if prison rehabilitation works then go back to recruiting from ex offenders…..PTSD is running out at over 25% and is costing a fortune so use psychometric testing to evaluate the recruits …..there’s a massive difference between a peace keeping role in Bosnia where people skills are important and Afghanistan and Iraq where killing takes place so recruit the right soldiers …….its been stated that in world war 2 that 90% of the killing has been done by 10% of the soldiers so recruit those types ……differentiate between peace keeping regiments and full force war battalions …
Keep off the drugs pal
😂😂😂😂😂😂
The enemy is within our battleships can’t get up the Thames
Somewhere a comma is looking for a home...
@@DM-ur8vc
I missed a comma, but you missed the point when you are 87 years of age you might begin to understand something things
@@johnminshell7595 You've only just begun at 87?
@@DM-ur8vcsomeone’s grandpa has escaped the home/asylum and has gone online
We need troops,boots on the ground and the government to invest in the army like Poland is doing.
Holland is focusing on hoops and loots.
@@DM-ur8vc yes Holland is arming up,the Russian threat is real.
boots on the beaches it seems...
Give the public the right to possess firearms. That in itself is a deterrent
Never happen, you are then a larger threat to the establishment , wake up, sort out your own way of defending yourself !!
Don't wait for the right. Just own and protect. We've been invaded and need to act NOW
Sir walker knows its all corrupt. He's just in it for the money, like the politicians
We'd get crucified if we ever used them. In the US you have a right to protect your property. In the UK you get jailed for killing an armed intruder.
@@WHU63 rewrite the constitution
Twice as deadly on 1/2 the money…haven’t we heard this nonsense before…smaller more deadly…ie we can’t afford a real sized army
Look at Ukraine and how they are smashing it with minimal newly developed hands on tech .
A ot has been learned from this conflict in the field of warfare
Software first 😂 how about people first
He understands where the threat is coming from
@@al1356 Microsoft?
Tbh this guy is a straight up legend let’s see if he keeps that mentality in this role and doesn’t turn into a politician. As a soldier he is genuinely one of the best
Unfortunately you don’t get to that level without being a yes man. He’s already a politician, if he goes against the grain he gets sacked. Simples.
Hes a teaboy for cabinet now
Being a yes man doesn't make you a politician, just means you care more about your job and the enjoyment of those around you than your own @@antlewis4358
It's awful to hear he puts tech before manpower, pay, accommodation and riffles.
You've spelled it wrong - it's triffles.
Without good accommodation soldiers get the sniffles
@@omlette0 Utter piffle.
With good triffles soldiers avoid sniffles.
What's a riffle when it's at home?
@@philipnorris6542 Come on Phil, don't whiffle, read the thread. It's only four comments long.
Start by protecting British citizens and uk borders!
Why? He’s not taking over border force.
Farage is campaigning on Clactons beaches…..hallelujah we’re saved.
These refugees are British trained ISIS fighters that are being imported by the MoD under the cover of refugee resettlement, and to be used as impressment gangs later on.
That's not the role of the army!
@@jarraandyftm well he should! Piss wet country
As a veteran, we kept being told about a more modern army? (cutbacks) a more efficient army? (cutbacks) a more task focused army? (cutbacks) we were only soldiers but we knew when we were being shafted, every time we got a pay rise. Rarely, our food and accommodation costs went up to the same degree so we were never better off, we knew that our equipment was sub-standard, we spent less time training because of the costs of ammunition and other such things like fuel, spare parts.
This has gone on for decades and is the same for all branches of the military, I am surprised the Navy don't have wooden ships again.
This man will say what he wants but it will ultimately be the pen pushers and bean counters that will have the final word.
We could not defend the Falkland's again, that's how bad things are.
Dont forget name tags
Stop the boats first then you can look at other challenges.
Twice of zero is still zero, M8!
Better pay better kit might help the cause
You need to wake up cause that's happening for the last 5yrs
Will the necessary De-Wokeification be done or is that too brave ???
Little hint : treat staff better, better accommodation, more money.
You aren’t going to recruit in the environment you’ve got at the moment.
What about Army housing and a pay that reflects the job that the armed forces do ?
You’ve got to be a dead head to join the army. The pay suits them.
General Sherman said "An army marches on its stomach" We are all controlled by our stomachs. People and military work and fight harder when the stomach is full and happy.
Blah, blah. You're going to get taken down from behind, not the front.
Same as our pants by our own traitorous government!
So, he should be back to front?
@@DM-ur8vc He shouldn't be in the armed services if he knows what's good for him.
@@AethelwulfOfNordHymbraLand2333 You should be in health & safety.
Pride army, now i am getting it !!
Im a veteran and i have no idea what he's talking about.
Need more manpower!
That’s all well and good …so long as we don’t get attacked in the next three years ! Pro-active NOT reactive is a non brainer in warfare !
Attacked by who?
@@alynwillams4297 Russia ? Eh ummmm …give yer head a wobble because it’s a very real possibility !
@@Nedxr777 but we have nuclear weapons as a deterrent? Not to mention no army has landed on this island since 1066. We’re all so a member of NATO and have half the European continent separating us from Russia. Russia is not invading Britain, ever.
Any chance of a translation from Walker to English?
May be you can start with the basics. Get the cap badge back over the left eye and not round the side of the head. The only regiment that were' allowed that we're the Para's due to the size of the badge.
That's the best you can do?
The infantry's role is to take and hold ground. By focusing on electronic warfare, uncrewed systems, air defence, long range fires at the expense of boots on the ground (not saying we shouldn't be improving those other things by the way) the MOD is implicitly saying that the army is now not designed to take or hold ground. They should come out and make that honest statement and not kid ourselves about our capability. Then we wouldn't need to waste money on assets that are in reality only window dressing (Challenger 3, Boxer?). There isn't enough money to go around, don't pretend otherwise or try to be good at everything because you'll end up being good at nothing.
He’s just talking in mumbo jumbo BS business talk that consultants use. Just talk in plain English and keep it simple
“The four plus one; Electronic warfare, uncrewed systems, air defence, long range fires, plus logistics, and stockpiles…”
That’s six… This is not going to end well, is it…? And where is the 'boots on ground'? That would make it seven...
Make a really big effort now and understand what it is he cannot say !!
@@Ramit16 That would mean that I would have to use my Aajjiffniff...
BRITISH ARMY?
HOW?
WITH LGBTQ FACEBOOK GENERATIONS 😂😂😂😂
exactly what i was thinking plus not so hot chicks. oh and pride uniforms and dildos as bayernets
i would run
Anybody like me who despairs at the sights you see on the streets on a daily basis these days !! its a choice for a lot of them, not a medical condition.
They all talk the talk but none of them are allowed to do a real job
First objective is to ensure that a barrel change can be achieved by every man in the British Army on the GPMG.
I bet you less than 30% of Army can do it.
He's already thrown the SAS under the bus. Very weak start.
SAS drug dealers.
Druggies..
What?
Bloody big bus.
@@its_kier Take no notice of these characters, they know nothing, and better stay away from Hereford with their thoughts.
A couple of comments if i may....The skillsets are not there to achieve your vision. With technology enhancement comes complexity which brings increased cognitive burden and skill fade. The rank structure needs major reform...there are to many Army officers in desk jobs adding layers of beaurocracy and adding unnecessary complexity. In way of example there are only 36 Inf Battalions who require a Lt Col as CO but there are over 300 serving Lt Col in the Infantry alone on salaries £70-90k.
You clearly have no understanding of how the military works or the requirement to have large numbers of staff officers who run everything - and that is, in the main, at the rank of OF3 and 4.
Logistics is critical
A difficult task in a volatile world
I developed my military-related strategies using MBSE - interesting that this officer is aware of its agility and adaptability!
Like our politicians the same old thing and we can't even stop an armada of dinghies crossing the Channel. Goodnight!!
Unless the British Army grows in size over the next decade, all of that is meaningless.
Have you just got up ? have another listen .
Maybe endurance would be good as well. Being extremely lethal for 3 days or slightly less lethal for 3 months might be the way to go.
A soldier should concentrate on being a soldier.....not have too worry about ....being fed or when he can book leave....
So soldiers can’t have holidays
A soldier marches on his stomach
Where’s the pride flag?!
Our armed forces can't even stop rubber dinghies in Kent
How do you know that when they aren't trying to do that?
Uh, they haven’t been asked to stop it.
It’s not their job to stop rubber dinghies though is it. God help us if that’s your understanding of how our armed forces work.
@@al1356Faslane the Caribbean? They stop dinghy’s there…
@al1356
If it is not the job of the armed forces to protect our borders, what are they there for? Please explain.
When the British Army cannot fill Wembley 😂😂😂😂
Top man💪
British Home Stores.
Listen lower standards pass all volunteers recruitment and when recruit's get to their respective units build them up.
Training is ongoing doesn't stop at training camps.
200,000 trained professional soldiers over 2 years.
Old way 100 voulenteers 60 pass
New way all pass initial training.
What a joke mate , just give it up , go have another drink
Need a big increase in army salaries to get more quality recruits interested
Need 2 divisions 1 x light 1x heavy
The Army has them: 1st Division (light) and 3rd (armoured) Division.
@@G4x5da yes but 3rd (Uk)Division need to be 3 x Armoured Brigade Combat Teams
@@ChrisSalmon-oz2uk why? 3rd has a recce deep strike brigade to screen for gaps in the enemy’s defense and weaken those and 2 armoured brigades to eventually break trough those spots. That’s just good doctrine
@@G4x5da recce deep strike brigade should be at corps level
So, what is the current "lethality"? How is it measured? Without a defined baseline we won't know if he has achieved his target.
UK army is Tier 2 now with just 75,000, so stop this bullshit.
You need about 4 times the numbers of troops and kit too
We have to decide what now and in the future we are actually fighting to protect.
Ideal with the impending move from a pathetic Conservative term , that we move to a Labour Gov and their anti war stance. I sincerely wish this man all possible success in acheiving his vision. I know with all certainty he will be failed by politicians. The same politicians who will expect him to lead the BA into war and conflict.
It would help if the politicians and most senior officers stopped demonising soldiers for doing their job when being attacked and damaging the other guy. It would also help if our governments stopped getting involved in global conflicts where UK/treaty defence obligations isn’t in question.
2 guns per soldier?
Any Govt stop p...ing about and support the forces with proper funding and not just words. Words are cheap, lives aren't.
Twice as lethal? Too late, I'm too old now, 😅
How about you start with the basics, housing that is fit for heroes and their families. It's no good having the best equipment iv you have nobody to operate it
Couldn't agree more mate
They should go to France then come back by Dinghy, luxury accommodation guaranteed.
"and when we go on night patrol we hold each other's hand, we are the British army and we're here to take your land." The Brits wanna double their power in combat they just need to smile at the enemy ✌🏻👼🏻🤟🏻
You can tell his background. All management speak, marketing waffle and word spaghetti.
I bet his power point presentations are utterly lethal.
The dude was in the SAS.
With para wings and a full General rank?
yes he was well brought up but he was in the SAS. Do your proper research before you insult a real hard man.
@@MaxwellDurrans Yeah I know who he is. Which makes the fact that little speech makes him look like just another sell out Westminster shill all the more disappointing.
You want to go up against him then ?
Waffle and Pish.
Not really he speaks a lot of sense just does it in a form that you don’t understand
@@al1356 aaaah,a senior officer groupie.
Corporal Waffle and Sergeant Pish, if you don't mind.
@@al1356stick your tongue back out you missed a spec of dirt on his boots you better lick off
No one wants to fight for you
How do you intend to encourage the modern person to join up?
I think he was saying we are skint as usual so we will make do and mend...
Get rid of woke policies 1st
How about extending basic training by a couple more weeks and only allowing people who actually pass fitness tests to pass out? For years fat biffs have just been moved on "on risk" just to become someone elses problem. Soldiers who havent even completed final exercises have been allowed to pass out. Start there at the absolute foundation of the Army. Then worry about software and technology. That will make the Army more lethal
Twice as lethal with half as many actual war fighters.
Fabulous tech-based gobbledygook.
“Half as many”? Explain how that works.
You really have no idea do you !!
You need boots on the ground to man modern technology
Planes?...
Navy?...
RODDY'S...ROLLY'S and RUPERTS have always ran the Army, As a Royal Marine we went to an Army Camp at LEEK , in Staffordshire (1962) and I was caught using the Officers toilets when bursting for a pee and was seriously reprimanded !!
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to separate working class urine from cultured?
Procurement is an absolute failure! And the General staff really are not going to get much of a say it seems , but then you have to assume they are competent and can actually see what is needed along with systems being developed for the modern battle space... Politicians and everyone else seems to be failing at the moment that are involved with procurement and development...
Genuinely hope it's not just all talk and some action. Our Army has been destroyed by the Government.
No it hasn’t, it’s just under funded. Governments across the globe were naive about the threats and where they would come from. Our armed forces are still a very capable and effective fighting force. That global threat has just made us stronger not weaker
We develop what the rest of the rich world want !! IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY FOLKS.
They got money for war but can't feed there poor ☮️
Rainbow flags? - increasing lethality requires money. The UK is broke
You need manpower
You any idea or seen new generation military equipment and if you have that is just the kit they want you to know a little about !!
Search ' BOSTON DYNAMICS ' American but in dev with our MOD.
Twice as lethal with an extra tenner per year? Good luck 😂
The difficulty in all of this Defence transformation is that we’ve progressively outsourced accountability for supporting outputs to external agencies and contractors. Their targets are not capability focussed, as the frontline commands are. They are profitability focussed, and that satisfies only two groups of people - the treasury and shareholders.
I wonder which bathroom this person uses?????
What.. 77 brigade?
We are not an Army we are a defence force fact
What’s the difference? Genuine question?
Good luck 🖖😎
Lot of words but no figures 🫡
Thank you general. Carry on. (I've always wanted to say that)
The only way to make armed forces doubley leathal is to double the size of a well trained army. As seen in Ukraine its boots on the ground that drives an army.
Russia attacking Ukraine 750,000 soldiers.
Britain 197,000 soldiers.
Don't rely on the North sea for protection.
We've had last year 6 russian warships of the coast of Ireland
Long overdue
Not under Any party but Reform UK 🇬🇧 i can’t see that vision being possible
😂😂😂 one lizard to another
And with what budget is this going to happen with as the mod have a black hole in there budget the government need to fund are armed forces propley
Wonderful list of buzzwords like 'Turbocharge' straight out of a business management course. The British Army's 'kitemark' is not what it once was...
Maybe try recruiting solders instead of meeting diversity quotas.
Should allow UK militias (self funded) again to backup British Army and they won’t have all the regulations to deal with that regulars do. They might learn faster and make it easier for British Army to copy them. MOD should allow privatisation of smaller naval vessels to free up more funding for our armed forces.
Militias don’t have to swear loyalty to the UK. The British military do
@@alynwillams4297it was Lord Lieutenants of counties they were under and those still exist. They weren’t a free for all.
@@HollowSword which was abolished in 1907 for a reserve army which was semi professional.
@@alynwillams4297which still has all the bureaucracy of the Regulars so it can’t innovate as quick. If his goal is to be more lethal they should look at militias again so regulars can focus on high tech.
@@HollowSword militias were not professional or semi professional tho. Hence why they scrapped them for the reserve army in 1907 who are semi professional force. Who are better trained and have better equipment to that of a Militia which is made up of civilians.
Software first - it used to be soldiers first
Things move on, the old style of war fighting is mostly not relevant any more !
Just one example for you 'over the horizon systems that ID and can pick and choose targets that are the most valuable to the enemy can be taken out with the only input being a command from comm/ sats that are searching for targets all on their own'.
@@Ramit16 Sounds fantastic - but when those smart munitions run out your left with soldiers. Ukraine has been given every smart weapon the West has and they are fighting in trenches. All the UK airdefence ammunition has been given away and they still want more - high tech has not worked there.
Hahahahaha good luck with that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
With your 4 tanks and 12 soldiers
If he had £8 million a day to spend on the Army, we'd be a force to reckon with... not a country that spends that amount housing illegal immigrants...
Get rid of wokeness and Political Military and get us back up to Cold War Strength!