ADS seeks budget assurance

Posted on 27 Aug 2010 by The Manufacturer

Chairman of trade organisation ADS (Aerospace, Securities and Defence) Ian Godden has written to David Cameron demanding to know if government intends to mke the MoD pay for Trident.

Chancellor George Osborne recently stated that the Government is considering making the Ministry of Defence pay for Britain’s Trident nuclear defence system instead of paying for it independently. This would mean the Ministry of Defence’s budget would be effectively cut by a further seven per cent, having already taken a ten per cent squeeze from…

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