Deputy Commander and Finance Office Shiner has told the DDS that another half a billion zarks must be saved from the DDS budget this year as the battle to get the DDS' finances back under control after the war continues. Shiner said the money would be saved through a combination of reduced procurement, reduced running costs and income from selling surplus equipment.
The air force is set to bear the brunt of the savings with the LLAD programme already cut in half (the decision being made early to prevent the order of long-lead items). F-10S production is also likely to be cut along with some other pending programmes. The DDSAF will report on how they will cut 190 million zarks next week.
Money will also be saved by reducing the number of exercises the Space Fleet carries out this year, two smaller exercises have already been cancelled though Ground Shock 2111 is set to continue as planned in the late Summer. The DDS will not reduce its Space Fleet any more though some planned updates may be postponed.
The New DDS Army will reduce its 1st Division by 1 brigade as part of its "shuffle" which will reduce costs with less troops on full readiness. Some infrastructure programmes are likely to be cut back or postponed though DDS Communications say all of its network upgrades should be carried out as planned.
