UK told 'prepare for war' as chief aims for Navy to be 'fighting ready' in 1,000 days

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The Royal Navy may only have a few years to get ready for a potential conflict, itss chief has warned amid WW3 fears ...

The UK has been warned to prepare for conflict as the chief of the Royal Navy lays out his plans to transform the service in less than 1,000 days. Global tensions have skyrocketed recently following President Donald Trump’s renewed strikes on Iran, cyberattacks hitting across Europe, and multiple bomb threats to international airports.

Amid all this, the UK is under pressure to re-arm, recruit, and revolutionise its depleted armed forces to fit itself into the new geopolitical landscape. With Trump leaning closer to Russia, there is massive pressure on the military to position itself correctly in case World War 3 breaks out. With this in mind, Head of the Royal Navy General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has reiterated the perennial threat posed by Russia, weeks after an English Channel showdown with a Russian warship.

The Times reported that General Jenkins laid bare just how little time the Royal Navy has to get ready as it embraces naval drone warfare. He said: “I am under no illusion about the world we face.

“Russia will continue to test our resolve and look for weakness. But war is not inevitable — not if our enemies believe we are serious. Prepare for war if you want peace. That means building our strength, adapting faster, standing together and demonstrating that, if required, we are ready to fight.”

General Jenkins told the International Sea Power Conference about his aim to get the Royal Navy war-ready in less than three years, saying that everything was “focused on the end of the decade”.

Although General Jenkins stressed he was not saying war would occur, he insisted the world was simply more unstable than it had been previously.

General Jenkins’ comments came after it was reported the Royal Navy was in danger of running out of commanders to captain its ships and submarines. According to The Sun, no officer passed the service’s submarine command course, also known as Perisher, in 2025.

These worries were reflected in the Navy’s surface fleet where less than 10 officers…

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