Ministers have scrapped six defence projects including drones, warships and helicopters, in a move to save half a billion pounds over the next five years.
John Healey, the defence secretary, announced on Wednesday that he had decommissioned the schemes.Mr Healey announced he was bringing forward the retirement of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, from 2033 and 2034, respectively, to April 2025. HMS Northumberland, a type-23 frigate, will also be retired early.Two Wave Class tankers have also been deemed obsolete and will be decommissioned.
5% of GDP on defence.He said of shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge: "He knows the truth of the black hole that his Government left across the board, but he did nothing in defence to get a grip of the budgets, he did nothing to decommission out-of-date kit, and I'm taking the action now to strengthen defence for the future."These decision were overdue. The service chiefs support these changes, it means we can move more rapidly, as we must.
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