Navy braced for attack

摘要

The royal navy is anticipating more significant cutbacks as the UK economy continues in recession. The pressures on the defence budget are now so severe that 'difficult decisions' will have to be made to balance the books. The main political parties have each stated they will conduct a fresh strategic defence review to tackle the deficit should they win the upcoming General Election.rnProposals to cut £8 billion from Navy spending could result in the axing of one of the Navy's four Trident nuclear submarines and the downgrading of one of two aircraft carriers on order to a commando carrier, with a corresponding reduction in the number of F-35 jets required.