After Spending And Budget Cuts, The UK MIlitary Will Be A Shell Of What It Once Was

Under threat: The number of Navy frigates could be cut while those scheduled to be built could fall from 18 to six

Military 'To Be Left Toothless By Cuts': Warning Of Carriers With No Jets In Fight For Funds -- The Daily Mail

The Armed Forces could be stripped of the ability to launch amphibious attacks and be left with aircraft carriers that don’t have any jets.

They could also face a cut in the number of frigates, it emerged last night.

Senior defence sources revealed that the forces will be left with a ‘severe capability gap’ unless the Treasury finds more money to fund the Strategic Defence Review.

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More News On The Impact Of U.K.'s Defense Budget Cuts

Spending Review: what it means for Defence -- The Telegraph
Defence cuts to be known next week -- Metro.co.uk
Officials aim for October 19 military review date -- Reuters
Government to unveil security strategy before defence cuts -- Reuters

David Cameron appoints battle hardened Marine to advise on defence: the first PM to employ a military assistant since Churchill in WWII -- The Daily Mail
David Cameron appoints personal military adviser -- The Telegraph
Cameron Appoints New U.K. Military Adviser After Clash With Fox on Budget -- Bloomberg

UK military official warns of air vulnerability -- AP
RAF cuts 'could make Britain's air space vulnerable to attack' -- The Telegraph
Aircraft carriers 'will be spared' in defence review -- Politics.co.uk
Navy to get aircraft carriers despite defence cuts -- The Guardian
Forces' big guns wait to see winners and losers in the battle of the budgets -- The Guardian
Scientists push nuke cuts - October 13, 2010 -- Nature
Scientists call for defence cuts -- BBC