One former Army chief told i that the cuts were 'dangerous' amid geopolitical tensions
He said: “This is not good news. The defence budget often struggles to balance the books… and often it is activity or training budgets that get cut.
Contractors were told by the Government that to “material in-year savings, through the cancellation or deferral of lower priority activity” were required. The leaked letter said that ministers will need to make some “hard choices” that “align to this Government’s target of spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence”.
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