Stabilisation Practitioner, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, MBE, Defence & History, Literature, Tech - work 130 warzones so far. Have dog.
Churchill's immediate concern in June 1940 was the fate of the French fleet. 
The Arctic convoy route was one of three major arteries to deliver lend-lease to the USSR, along with the Persian rail corridor from the Gulf to the Caucasus and Bering Straights from Alaska.
The British 'standing' Army was founded after the restoration of the Monarchy, in 1660. 
The bar at the British Legion was packed with men and women who never spoke of their wartime experiences, but if one dug a little would turn out to have been a RAF tailgunner or an able seaman on arctic convoys. It wasnt unusual, or special, to have done so. 
Both designs were developed to incorporate new technologies emerging at the end of the war - swept wings and axial flow compressors.
The current crisis marks the low water mark for deindustrialisation, and the realisation that economic globalisation, driven by Thatcher and Reagan's 1980s revolution in market-liberalistion (and embraced by the World Bank and IMF after 1984) has failed. 
P2P networks are highly resilient (essentially built from the combined power of the network, with no requirement for centralised servers), and software defined UHF/HF more resistant to EW, the CSP enables data encryption and sharing, & UxV C2 a plug-in drone C2 interface. 
Without downgrading some capabilities, growing the budget to 2.5% GDP is likely to enable greater resilience, but not greater mass. 
@MtarfaL In early 1951 the Chinese Army attacked the US-led Unitied Nations forces in Korea in order to recapture Seoul.
@wraggi74 @MtarfaL @NavyLookout Atlantic Net is likely to start with lean crewed OSVs towing VDS as well as USV wave gliders and maybe fixed seabed sensors (OSUS), will engage allies.
1⃣needs to be led with 🇫🇷, while 2⃣leverages 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 deterrent and carrier task forces, German and Italian industry and Eastern European manpower to secure the Eastern Flank.
Many of the 'Haganah' (Defence) organisation also had gained military skills with the British Army, or with Orde Wingate's Night Squads during the Arab Rebellion of 1936-9. 
The L60 multifuel engine was a disaster. Although chosen due to the compact design and suitability for multifuel applications, Leyland's horizontally opposed six cylinder 2-stroke engine (similar to the Jumo 205 aeroengine) had cooling problems. 
The Army was also worried about very heavy Soviet tanks, the IS series, and the T-10 which entered service in 1953.
The Mk 2 was the first full production version and introduced a new machined cast turret, cupola, gunners periscope, two-plane stabilisation for the 17 pounder main gun and wider 24" tracks. The Besa 7.92mm coax MG was retained.
At that time tanks were a black spot in British armament production, and British armour did not compare well with their German opponents or American and Soviet designs.
To buck the trend SACEUR financed several competitions to develop aircraft that could be easily dispersed, and were affordable by NATO members.
In 1947, Griffith built an experimental turbofan for Rolls Royce using parts from the production RR Avon and experimental RR Tweed engine. 
In the early 1990s, after the Cold-War, Tornado, Harrier and SHAR FA2 deliveries to RAF and FAA continued, so all of the programmes experienced a slow down.
Threat will increase. 