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Saturday, August 07, 2010

Royal Air Force concerns over cuts

Cuts to the defence budget could see armed forces personnel numbers slashed by 16,000 - with the Royal Air Force bearing the brunt of the reductions, it has been reported.

The RAF could end up with fewer fighter aircraft than at any time since the start of the First World War in 1914 as part of cross-Whitehall cost-cutting, according to detailed proposals seen by The Daily Telegraph.

The Ministry of Defence received some protection in the autumn spending review - being ordered to draw up plans for cuts of between 10% and 20%, compared with the reductions of 25% to 40% facing most other departments.

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