The British Army has been instructed to reduce non-essential training to contain costs, the BBC has reported.
Cuts will primarily affect UK-based units not preparing for a specific deployment.
Large live-fire exercises and collective combat drills at training grounds such as Salisbury Plain in southwest England and Sennybridge in central Wales will be scaled back.
Canceled activities reportedly include planned Royal Tank Regiment live-fire drills in Wales and a separate exercise involving tanks and Apache attack helicopters.
The restrictions are expected to remain in place for much of the year.
Training linked directly to operational requirements will continue, including preparations for units deploying to Estonia, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, as well as training for personnel already deployed.
Modernization activities informed by lessons from Ukraine, particularly drone and counter-drone warfare, are also expected to continue.
Higher Defense Spending
The cuts come despite planned increases in defense spending.
The army intends to invest 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) in transforming its training system over the next 15 years, but London is struggling to fund routine exercises as much of the additional funding is earmarked for new weapons and other capital programs.
Under the Defence Investment Plan, spending is scheduled to reach 2.7 percent of GDP between next year and 2028.
The UK allocated 62 billion pounds ($84 billion) on defense in the last fiscal year.
Annual spending is expected to rise to 79.1 billion pounds ($107 billion) by March 2030.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing pressure to commit to 3 percent by 2030, while the government’s longer-term target stands at 3.5 percent.