Aren't they in the process of laying off soldiers???? :-?
The equipment plan includes the following major investments in state-of-the-art military capabilities and their support over the next ten years:
• £35.8 billion on submarines and the nuclear deterrent, including a total of 7 Astute Class attack submarines, and developing a replacement for Vanguard Class ballistic missile submarines;
• £18.5 billion on combat air power, including Lightning II and Typhoon fast jets and unmanned aerial vehicles;
• £17.4 billion on ships, including Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, 6 new Type 45 destroyers and the development of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship;
• £13.9 billion on aircraft for air-to-air refuelling, passengers and heavy lift, such as Voyager and A400M;
• £12.3 billion on armoured fighting vehicles, including Warrior, Scout and other land equipment;
• £12.1 billion on helicopters, including Chinook, Apache, Puma and Wildcat;
• £11.4 billion on weapons, including, for example, missiles, torpedoes and precision guided bombs.
Where exactly are they going to get this money???
Maybe the MOD has been given it's own printing press
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/m...p-armed-forces
