Kosovo declared independence yesterday....hence the SLE being placed on alert.

 

After last year's CSR, it appears that the armed forces are going to have to make drastic cuts. It looks as though the RN will take the bulk of these (with perhaps 1 extra destroyer and the Broadsword Batch 3's going early). There have also been rumours that other projects such as FRES and the new carriers will be delayed. No one involved in he process has been speaking publicly, but occasionally some army people post onto arsse. Although they don't say much, it does appear as though the situation is very bad.