British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced during his high-profile speech at the Lord Mayor of London's Banquet that he is planning to spend £2 billion on the British Armed Forces in order to fund new weapons and vehicles, possibly including helicopters, protective equipment, night-fighting kit and communications.
According to the Daily Mail, Cameron said that the additional fund would come from the growth in defense budgets guaranteed by the Government's pledge to spend two percent of the GDP on the armed forces. The rising military budget would also mean more money every year to fund unmanned drones, fighter aircrafts and cyber-defenses.
"Whatever others might wish were the case, the reality is that there are times when you do need to be able to deploy military force," said Cameron. "And if you don't have it, you can't deploy it."
Cameron also calls on the return of the resolve that their country have shown against Hitler during the Blitz to defeat terrorism.
"It is that same resolve that will defeat this terrorism and ensure that the values we believe in - and the values we defend - will again in the end prevail," Cameron said.
Independent News reported that Cameron also announced that there would be a 15 percent increase in the security and intelligence staff in Britain's intelligence agency, such as M15, MI6 and GCHQ, as well as additional funds for the security of airports in the United Kingdom.
"Our intelligence agencies work round the clock behind the scenes and as the threat has grown so they too have risen to the challenge," said Cameron.
Officials expect an increase in intelligence staff working at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ from around 12,700 to 14,600.
"Much of what they do cannot be seen by us or talked about but their courageous and determined efforts allow us to go about our daily life," said Cameron. "This is a generational struggle that demands we provide more manpower to combat those who would destroy us and our values."
"Remember this is about maintaining our capabilities and putting everything on a very clear statutory footing," Cameron added.
