Friday, November 12, 2010

France Defense spending Cuts for 3yrs

Paris - France confirmed on Sept. 29 an announced cut in defense spending of 3.6 billion euros ($4.8 billion) over the next three years, as government officials said the effects would be "very limited" because of receipts from the sale of property and digital frequencies.

The defense officials drafting the military budget law factored in export contracts for the Rafale fighter jet from Dassault Aviation, but as no such deals have been signed, the government must find 800 million euros over the three-year period to buy (DASSAULT)
The military is contributing to the government's attempts to reduce the public deficit but defense remains a priority for the state, the officials said.
The planned asset disposal would partly compensate for the budget cut, leaving a shortfall of 1.26 billion euros compared with the figure in the multiyear military budget law adopted in 2009, a government official said.
"It's less euphoric but it's in line with the military budget law," the official said.
Total spending under the 2009-14 military budget law was set at 185.9 billion euros at 2008 prices, of which 101.9 billion was earmarked for equipment.
Despite the reduction over the three years, defense spending will climb each year from 2011, which was not the case in other government departments, the official said.
Under the new three-year budget, equipment spending will be 16 billion euros in 2011, 16.8 billion in 2012 and 17.04 billion in 2012.
The military budget law set 16.04 billion euros for 2011, 16.41 billion in 2012 and 17.02 billion in 2013.
Equipment spending hit a record 18 billion euros in 2009 under a bow wave effect as equipment which had been under development for years finally hit the production and delivery stage. That total eased to 17 billion in the current year.
The defense officials drafting the military budget law factored in export contracts for the Rafale fighter jet from Dassault Aviation, but as no such deals have been signed, the government must find 800 million euros over the three-year period to buy the aircraft needed to maintain production at an annual 11 units.
The Defense Ministry confirmed that part of the savings will come from postponing the midlife upgrade and conversion of the Mirage 2000-D fighter-bomber to an air defense variant, an order for 14 multirole tanker and transport aircraft (MRTT), and elements of the Scorpion Army modernization program.
An order for the MRTT will come back for review in 2012 or 2013. French officials are negotiating with their British counterparts for a possible lease of the tanker jets being acquired under the future strategic tanker aircraft program for the Royal Air Force. But the lease terms being offered are too expensive, a French official said. If a cooperative deal is reached, it would be announced at the Anglo-French summit to be held in November.
The government published on Sept. 29 the defense spending figures which will go to the National Assembly in the autumn for voting.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

UK MoD 2010 Data

http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/UKDS/UKDS2010/pdf/UKDS2010.pdf

Netherlands Defense Budget Projection

2.1 Uitgaven begrotingen (in miljoenen euro)
              2009     2010          2011        2012         2013         2014       2015

Defensie  8 733     8 514          8 459        8 224         8 217         8 254        8 236


http://miljoenennota.prinsjesdag2010.nl/miljoenennota-2011/Search.ZGVmZW5zaWU=/aDU1053_2-De-uitgaven-en-niet-belastingontvangsten.aspx