MoD faces new cuts cost review

 army faced the loss of 7,000 jobs by 2015 under the previous regime, the Ministry of defence seeks to find more savings of the armed forces in the next fiscal year.

A study of three months, in July, will consider including staff and equipment programmes could be reduced.

In October last strategic defence and security examine the statements of the plans of scrap HMS Ark Royal and the fleet Harrier and reduce 42 000 and civilian forces.

The MoD said it assessed whether the assumptions made in the past expenditures were still affordable.

Review of last year described the future shape and size of the armed forces of Britain with together in the fall of 8% in four years to defense spending.

The RAF and the Navy will lose every 5,000 jobs, the 7,000 military and civilian personnel of 25,000 MoD. Among other cuts announced was the demolition of the new Nimrod surveillance aircraft.

MoD explains the strategic defence and security review is not reopened, but after completing the planning cycle of its budget for the fiscal year ending in March 2012, has already started to work for the next year.

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A spokesman said: "we have clearly so that the strategic defence and security had made great strides on the 38bn ￡ funding gap, there is still much to do."

Defence of BBC correspondent Caroline Wyatt said potential targets for the reduction of expenses can include last surviving an aircraft carrier, which is due back of a consolidation of the next year, HMS Illustrious, the United Kingdom, and plans for a new fleet of armoured vehicles.

News of the study comes as Defence Secretary Liam Fox prepares to address Parliament later on amendments to the Bill of Armed Forces which will see the principles of the military Covenant — duty of the nation of care staff - written in the law for the first time.

It is understood that measures to improve the well-being of the soldiers in areas such as health, housing and education for the children of the forces is also disclosed.