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Ministers have told service chiefs to make radical cuts that will reduce budgets by 25%. They include cutting 25,000 service jobs, selling off a number of RAF and army bases, slashing the number of new Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and downgrading one of the navys new aircraft carriers.
The RAF will be worst hit, losing 10,000 of its 41,000 personnel, plus Harrier and Tornado aircraft. The army will cut 10% of its 100,000 troops, the navy will lose 5,000 of its 38,000 force. The cuts will be announced in January as part of the 2010 planning round, leaving any strategic defence review with little room for manoeuvre.
A series of government announcements has been sketched out by Lord Mandelson as part of an attempt to turn around Browns perceived failure to back British troops.They will begin over the next few weeks with official confirmation of 20 new Chinook transport helicopters and plans for a replacement for the vulnerable Snatch Land Rover.
how two faced can you get!!
The RAF will be worst hit, losing 10,000 of its 41,000 personnel, plus Harrier and Tornado aircraft. The army will cut 10% of its 100,000 troops, the navy will lose 5,000 of its 38,000 force. The cuts will be announced in January as part of the 2010 planning round, leaving any strategic defence review with little room for manoeuvre.
A series of government announcements has been sketched out by Lord Mandelson as part of an attempt to turn around Browns perceived failure to back British troops.They will begin over the next few weeks with official confirmation of 20 new Chinook transport helicopters and plans for a replacement for the vulnerable Snatch Land Rover.
how two faced can you get!!
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