en résumé
Dans l imédiat 1 sqd de harrier en moins. Les années suivantes, on va vraisemblablement retirer encore un sqd de harrier et de tornado.The drive for near-term savings means one squadron of Harrier aircraft will be withdrawn from service shortly; their base, RAF Cottesmore, will be closed and the Harrier units relocated to RAF Wittering. Another Harrier squadron and a Tornado GR4 unit are likely to be cut as a result of next year's SDR.
Actuellement il y a trois sqd de harrier dans la RAF + Deux dans la Royal navy
Plus d helicoptères Merlin, transféré à la Royal NavyThe air force's fleet of 28 AgustaWestland Merlin HC3/3A medium helicopters is to be transferred to the Royal Navy, to replace Sea King Mk4s.
On retire les Nimrods MR 2 plus tôt que prévu mais on ralentit encore l introduction de son successeurThe Nimrod MR2 is to be withdrawn from service 12 months early, by March 2010. The pace of introducing its successor, the Nimrod MRA4, is being slowed, with a full operational capability delayed 18-36 months. The MRA4 had been slated to enter service next December
Seule consolation. Un peu plus de chinook et 1 C-17 en plus