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    Army to shrink to its smallest size since the 1700s under sweeping defence plans

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    One defence analyst warns the cuts will lead to “serious questions of how the army will be able to sustain its commitments”.

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    The size of the British army will be reduced to 72,500 personnel, and the RAF will have its air cargo and personnel carriers drastically cut as part of the biggest overhaul of the armed forces in decades.

    Under plans revealed by the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, the army will shrink to its smallest size since the 1700s but will be reorganised to face modern threats and equipped with new technology.

    A total of £23bn will be invested in army technology including upgrades to the Challenger tank and Boxer armoured fighting vehicles.

    Money will also be spent on small surveillance drones, cyberspace technology and electronic warfare.

    Writing in the report’s foreword, Mr Wallace said: “We have put at the heart of this Defence Command Paper a mission to seek out and to understand future threats, and to invest in the capabilities to defeat them.

    “Those of us in government charged to protect and defend have a duty to enter new domains, as well as continuing investment in the traditional ones, but always adapting to the threat.

    “History shows us, time and time again, that failing to do so risks irrelevance and defeat.

    “As the threat changes we must change with it, remaining clear-eyed about what capabilities we retire, why we are doing so, and how they will be replaced.”

    Addressing MPs in the Commons, Mr Wallace said the army’s “increased deployability and technological advantage” means that “greater effect can be delivered by fewer people”.

    “I’ve therefore taken the decision to reduce the size of the Army from today’s current strength of 76,500 trade trained personnel to 72,500 by 2025,” he said.

    “The army has not been at its established strength of 82,000 since the middle of last decade.

    “These changes will not require redundancies and we wish to build on the work already done on utilising our reserves to make sure the whole force is better integrated and more productive.”

    He told MPs they should not play “Top Trumps” with force numbers, adding: “There’s no point boasting about numbers of regiments when you send them to war in snatched Land Rovers or simply counting the number of tanks when our adversaries are developing new ways to defeat them.”

    The entire RAF C-130 Hercules fleet will be retired in 2023 and nine Chinook and 20 Puma helicopters will be taken out of service without replacement.

    In addition, the Second Battalion to the Mercian Regiment will be amalgamated with the First Battalion.

    The defence secretary said that “no major unit deletions further will be required”.

    He added: “The Puma and Chinook decisions, in particular, risk undermining the Integrated Review’s vision for a more forward deployed British military presence.”

    The Defence Command Paper has confirmed the UK will buy more than the 48 F-35 stealth fighter jets it already has, but hasn’t put a figure on how many.

    Two billion pounds will be invested in developing a successor aircraft, which will include manned and unmanned aircraft and swarm drones.

    Two of the Royal Navy’s oldest Frigates will be retired over the next 24 months, reducing the number of Frigates and Destroyers to 17 for a short period.

    Former Chief of the General Staff Lord Dannatt, cautiously welcomed the review. He said: “There is good news as well as some concerning things.

    “The money is moving in the right way but we also need to recognise the threats are changing and the armed forces have to change to meet those changes.”

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