Originally Posted by
etudiant
Why do people think the Army needs a big investment? The Russian threat was clearly overestimated. Also, the innovations apparent from the Ukraine war are forcing serious reappraisals of existing doctrines.
Presumably the military budget planners will want to take those lessons into full account, which argues against any sudden spending binge..
Probably because the bits the UKR have found most useful (aside from ATGW) have been the bits that the British Army has deprioritised - specifically AD, ISTAR and indirect fires. Those bits have been sacrificed on the altar of capbadges and regional command structures.
However you are correct in suggesting any splurge to recreate BAOR should be resisted until lessons digested.