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Friday, November 05, 2010

Fear over decision to scrap RAF Nimrod fleet as ministers admit to 'capability gap'

Nimrod Maritime Patrol AircraftScrapping the RAF's Nimrod spy planes is a 'risk' because it weakens Britain's defences, defence ministers admitted in pubic for the first time tonight.

Defence Secretary Liam Fox expressed concern over the Government's controversial decision to axe the entire £3.6billion fleet of nine new reconnaissance aircraft.

And Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey said abandoning the 'spy-in-the-sky' aerial surveillance planes would leave the military with a 'capability gap'.

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