Today's Times is reporting that the cuts announcements will be made next month. The Army is to lose 4 battalions. With the RN and RAF listed to get "severe" cuts. The RN's rumour mill suggests that the Sea King Fleet will be axed. The "logic" for this being that the airframes are old and maintenance intensive. Not a million miles from the truth. The RAF is likely to lose it Pumas for similar reasons. If the gossip about the Tranche 1 of Eurofighter being sold on to Foreign buyers is true then these cuts are going to be incredibly painful for all.