Defense ministry is unable to fund all plans under their current budget due to a $37.5 billion budget gap, according to Richard Knighton
Britain’s military chief has acknowledged that a multibillion-dollar defense budget shortfall exists but said that the details are a “classified secret.”
At a parliamentary Defense Committee hearing on Monday, Chief of the Defense Staff Sir Richard Knighton declined to confirm or deny reports of a £28 billion (about $37.5 billion) funding gap over the next four years.
The Times and The Sun reported last week that the Defense Ministry believes it needs the additional money to meet projected costs, prompting the…
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