Corporate report

Defence in a Competitive Age

Defence in a Competitive Age describes Defence's contribution to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Defence in a competitive age

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Defence in a competitive age - Welsh

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Defence in a competitive age - Arabic

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Defence in a competitive age - Chinese

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Defence in a competitive age - French

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Defence in a competitive age - Russian

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Defence in a competitive age - Spanish

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Defence in a Competitive Age outlines defence’s contribution to the overarching objectives set out in the government’s Integrated Review. This includes detail on how defence will deliver the multi-year settlement it received in 2020 and how it will transform its armed forces to meet the threats of the future.

Updates to this page

Published 22 March 2021
Last updated 30 July 2021 + show all updates
  1. Addition of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish translations.

  2. Welsh language version added.

  3. Minor correction to text on page 59.

  4. Updated the welsh translation of the executive summary: Defence in a Competitive age.

  5. First published.

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