I understood departmental budget cuts would be c. 25%, not 40%.
I would cut the MoD’s admin staff by at least 25% for starters….
Freeze the pay for all MoD civil servants, recruitment freeze of all MoD civillian staff.
The 2 CVFs are unaffordable in the current economic climate. Sadly, I think the CVFs should be axed.
(Cancel F-35Bs.)
I’m not a fan of F-35 (pros & cons of F35 already debated ad nauseum on these fora, let’s not start that again), so I’d cancel UK F35 purchase altogether.
If F35A needs replacing, gripen NG should be a top contender.
I agree with other that the British Army needs to be lighter, more mobile, but we need more airlift & sealift to get expeditionary forces to zones of conflict. We need more C-17s.
What’s to be kept: All helicopter assets, retire Puma, buy more Merlin, Chinooks (including 2nd hand if in good condition).
That’s all for now.
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