Govt announces £500m in cuts to defence budget | Ukraine War

The UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones as ministers look to save £500m. Defence Secretary John Healey told the Commons the equipment was "outdated" and it was "common sense" to retire them. Mr Healy said "we are facing increasing global threats" and the cuts would bring resiliance to the military. The announcement came as Ukraine used British Storm Shadows missiles to attack targets in Russia for the first time. Full story: https://news.sky.com/story/uk-to-scrap-warships-military-helicopters-and-fleet-of-drones-to-save-money-despite-threats-abroad-13257285 #ukraine #stormshadow #politics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales