New weapons programmes were unlikely to be cancelled despite intense budget pressures, Geoff Hoon, defence secretary, said yesterday.
The minister conceded, however, that some equipment, such as the Jaguar fighter, could be casualties.
Hoon digs in to save defence programmes
By Peter Spiegel and Jean Eaglesham
Published: March 19 2004 04:00 | Last updated: March 19 2004 04:00
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