{"id":29466,"date":"2018-12-03T19:12:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/03\/long-awaited-uk-defense-report-coming-before-christmas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:25:35","slug":"long-awaited-uk-defense-report-coming-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/reagan-defense-forum\/2018\/12\/03\/long-awaited-uk-defense-report-coming-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-awaited UK defense report coming before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SIMI VALLEY, Calif. \u2014 The British Ministry of Defence will deliver a long-awaited report on the future of U.K. defense spending before the end of the year, the kingdom\u2019s top defense official confirmed this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on the sidelines of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/reagan-defense-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reagan National Defense Forum<\/a> on Saturday, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/farnborough\/2018\/07\/19\/money-is-the-elephant-in-the-room-hindering-progress-for-uk-defense-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Modernising Defence Programme<\/a> would be arriving at Parliament \u201cbefore Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the report would be a \u201cfull\u201d version, rather than an interim version as some had speculated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report was launched in late 2017, and a rollout had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/06\/25\/big-reveal-of-uk-modernization-plan-expected-in-brussels\/\" target=_blank>expected over the summer<\/a>. But the conclusions have been delayed amid ongoing negotiations with the European Union about Britain\u2019s exit from the organization. In the meantime, the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/10\/29\/uk-mod-gets-budget-boost-of-more-than-1b-with-three-programs-in-mind\/\" target=_blank>increased its budget<\/a> by \u00a31 billion (U.S. $1.27 billion) in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review is expected to call for increased funding in innovation, science and technology, as well as spell out how the U.K. will move forward as a global power \u2014 something Williamson said is a major emphasis in a post-Brexit world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the last year, you\u2019ve seen Britain taking a number of actions. 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