Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Britain's MoD Facing Radical Changes



Army, Navy And RAF Chiefs Face Losing Control Of Their Forces In MoD Crackdown On 'Wasteful' Infighting -- Daily Mail

* Cutbacks will look to fill £38bn financial blackhole
* MoD to be 'simpler and more cost-effective'

Outspoken military chiefs were ‘putting lives at risk’ by warning that Britain would struggle to fight the Libyan war for more than six months, Liam Fox said yesterday.

The Defence Secretary issued the warning as he admitted for the first time that the UK could be forced to cut firepower elsewhere in the world if the conflict dragged on.

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More News On The MoD

Defence Reform Unit’s report [PDF] -- MoD

MoD and armed forces shakeup – in detail -- The Guardian
Liam Fox targets waste in 'radical' MoD shake-up -- BBC
Liam Fox outlines defence reforms -- The Telegraph (Video)
MoD reforms: military top brass to be sacked if they overshoot their budgets -- The Guardian
Sweeping Reforms Proposed at U.K. MoD -- Defense News
British military to be streamlined with reduction in officers -- Irish Times
Ministry of Defence: Too many chiefs -- Guardian editorial
Defence reform is more fog of war than clarity of purpose -- Simon Carr, The Independent
These long-overdue MOD reforms will end squabbling among the Armed Forces -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Britain’s defence -- Financial Times editorial
The taxpayer, and our Forces, deserve better -- Telegraph editorial
War on waste as government overhauls MoD -- Caroline Wyatt, BBC

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