Equipment
As of 2011, the Armed Forces are in the middle of a long-term modernisation programme. Immediate plans involve new anti-aircraft missile systems, a Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) aircraft, medium transport helicopters, a submarine and self-propelled howitzers. However, predictions suggest that the budget might not cope with the need to replace ageing equipment, since several programs such as acqcuisition of new VIP transport aircraft, two air-to-air refueling tankers, 50 transport helicopters or seven multirole corvettes have been already postponed or completely cancelled.
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Famous quotes containing the word equipment:
“At the heart of the educational process lies the child. No advances in policy, no acquisition of new equipment have their desired effect unless they are in harmony with the child, unless they are fundamentally acceptable to him.”
—Central Advisory Council for Education. Children and Their Primary Schools (Plowden Report)
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—Betty Rollin (b. 1936)