Getting back closer to the original thread topic. No one seriously thinks the RAF will get chopped, I think that's a given. On other topics, Liam Fox has just said this:
Mr Fox said it made no sense to cut spending on what he described as “big ticket items”, including Vanguard and the two aircraft carriers for which work has already started on the Tees. “It’s a false argument that we can save money by cutting the carriers because a lot of the expenditure has been committed to them. You would be spending as much money in penalties as you would save.”