MoD Cutbacks statistics (all forces)
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MoD Cutbacks statistics (all forces)
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/natstats/ukds/2004/chap3.html
Interesting perspective of what we 'had' in 1990 through to 2004. It's surprising how much our armed forces have actually 'lost' due to defence cuts.
Interesting perspective of what we 'had' in 1990 through to 2004. It's surprising how much our armed forces have actually 'lost' due to defence cuts.
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Any comparison would be more meaningful if it dated from 1988/89 and included funding allocation.
This is because the RN suffered the Halifax Savings (passed in 87, effective 89) which reduced in a single hit all aircraft support funding by 33%. As support is reckoned to be 70% of through life cost, that's 33% of an awful lot.
They suffered a double whammy a couple of years later. By this time the RAF had largely taken over RN aircraft support and had to find their own savings. Guess who took the hit?
Due to the typical length of postings, no-one could remember Halifax and so the RN couldn't argue their case effectively. Result? Perpetual spares and funding shortages, which have never really recovered.
This is because the RN suffered the Halifax Savings (passed in 87, effective 89) which reduced in a single hit all aircraft support funding by 33%. As support is reckoned to be 70% of through life cost, that's 33% of an awful lot.
They suffered a double whammy a couple of years later. By this time the RAF had largely taken over RN aircraft support and had to find their own savings. Guess who took the hit?
Due to the typical length of postings, no-one could remember Halifax and so the RN couldn't argue their case effectively. Result? Perpetual spares and funding shortages, which have never really recovered.
