A quarter of the civilian posts at the Ministry of Defence will be cut over the next five years Photo: Alex Segre / Alamy Lots Of Losers In U.K. Defense Review -- Defense News
LONDON - Few winners but lots of losers have emerged from a defense review that has inflicted the most sweeping cuts to Britain's defense capabilities since the end of the Cold War.
The Strategic Defense and Security Review, unveiled Oct. 19 by Prime Minister David Cameron, stripped the armed forces of various capabilities, reduced military and civilian personnel numbers, and ushered in a restructuring of the Army.
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