UK disassembles Ukraine-seized Russian army vehicles to learn their secrets

Chief of the British Defence Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin, has said the UK is picking apart Russian armoured vehicles captured in Ukraine to learn more about how to defend against any future attack, Britain's military chief has revealed.

He made the remarks in an interview with Sky News.

Radakin said the war in Ukraine was "a wake-up call for us to be faster with our acquisition, to be bolder with the kit that we introduce - particularly when we're in a technological race - to be more aggressive in terms of how we look after our own nation and to strengthen our resilience".

Asked about what the UK was learning from examining captured Russian military vehicles from Ukraine, Admiral Radakin said: "It's really important because we're in a club of nations that when we get hold of Russian kit or other nations' kit that might be a danger to us in the future, we share that knowledge."

"But we also have the scientists that unpick the detail that another nation might have to a really forensic level, and that helps us to understand: how does their equipment work? How can we defeat it? How can we have even better armour? How can we disrupt their communications? How can we ensure that we can penetrate their defences? And that's what we do," he added.