The Prime Minister will use the launch of a Green Paper on the future of the Armed Forces to promise a new generation of warships and fast jets over the coming decade. He will also guarantee an extra £1.5 billion for the war in Afghanistan, and promise to safeguard defence spending from any cuts next year.
His pledges will include:
• going ahead with two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers at a cost of £5 billion;
• maintaining troop numbers in the Army at more than 100,000; and
• committing a future government to the Joint Strike Fighter, costing £10 billion, and completing the £20 billion Typhoon programme.
… All of course assuming that this lot stays in power.
If they do get in though there will be no point in holding a SDR!
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