Bernie Hamilton, Unite's national officer for Aerospace and Shipbuilding said: "The government's strategic defence review looks devoid of any strategy whatsoever. These decisions will cost thousands of skilled jobs and have long term consequences for the UK's manufacturing base. This review is about cost cutting and backroom deals between the Tories and the Lib Dems for the sake of the coalition not the country.
"Given that the project is virtually complete, scrapping the Nimrod MRA4 makes no sense whatsoever. Its cancellation will mean the early closure of BAE's site at Woodford, leading to the loss of the engineering jobs at BAE and on site at RAF Kinloss.
"The decision to complete the two aircraft carriers is welcome news, but a carrier that carries no planes is bizarre. Any further reductions to the surface fleet will cause major concerns across the workforces at Portsmouth, Rosyth and Devonport dock yards.
"David Cameron leaves many questions unanswered. We have no details on numbers of joint strike fighters and Typhoon Tranche 3B aircraft which leaves workforces across the UK feeling uncertain about their futures."
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