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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Labour) on Thursday, 16 October 2008.


Armed Forces: AWACS Crews

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the impact on capability of reducing aircrew availability on the Sentry AWACS aircraft; and what annual cost saving this will achieve.
Answer

There is no reduction planned in aircrew availability for Sentry AWACS aircraft. Financial provision for aircrew has been reprofiled to reflect our current estimate of when we will be able to increase aircrew availability beyond current levels. Meanwhile the financial provision for this capability has been reduced by the amounts shown in the table below. There has been no impact on defence capability as a result of this change. Figures in the table have been rounded to the nearest £0.1 million:

Financial Year Annual Budget Reductions
2008-09 £1.8 million
2009-10 £4.0 million
2010-11 £3.0 million
2011-12 £2.0 million

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5408; 704 c60WA
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Crew Finance Military aircraft Boeing E-3
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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