British army told to stop non-essential training exercises to save money
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The Army has been told to stop "non-essential" training exercises to save money, according to a defence source.
据一位国防消息人士透露，陆军已被告知停止“非必要”的训练演习以节省资金。
It will continue to train soldiers preparing to be deployed or on deployments - such as units sent to Estonia, the Falklands or Cyprus.
它将继续训练准备部署或正在部署的士兵，例如派往爱沙尼亚、福克兰群岛或塞浦路斯的部队。
But units back in the UK and who are not preparing for a specific deployment have been told to cut back on collective training exercises due to financial pressures.
但由于财务压力，英国境内未准备具体部署的部队已被告知减少集体训练演习。
It comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces pressure to increase spending on defence.
与此同时，总理安迪·伯纳姆面临增加国防支出的压力。
The government is increasing defence spending to 2.5% of national income by next year, but is under growing pressure to reach a target of 3% by the end of the decade.
政府计划到明年将国防开支增加到国民收入的 2.5%，但面临着到本十年末达到 3% 目标的越来越大的压力。
A defence source said the plans mean not doing what he called "nice to have training" - like large live fire exercises and rehearsing platoon attacks in UK training areas like Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire and Sennybridge in Wales.
一位国防消息人士表示，这些计划意味着不进行他所说的“很好的训练”，比如在威尔特郡索尔兹伯里平原和威尔士森尼布里奇等英国训练区进行大型实弹演习和排练排攻击。
It is understood planned exercises that were due to take place that are now cancelled include one involving the Royal Tank Regiment conducting live fire drills in Wales and a separate exercise involving tanks and Apace helicopters.
据了解，原定举行但现已取消的演习包括皇家坦克团在威尔士进行的实弹演习，以及另一场涉及坦克和阿佩斯直升机的演习。
This was not the choice of the army, the source said. The pause is expected to continue for most of this year.
消息人士称，这不是军队的选择。 预计这种暂停将持续今年大部分时间。
Other specific training aimed at modernising the Army – such as practising drone and counter-drone warfare is expected to continue.
其他旨在实现陆军现代化的具体训练，例如练习无人机和反无人机战，预计将继续进行。
The Army says it is prioritising the training that has been informed by lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine, and is reviewing each request for training on a case-by-case basis.
陆军表示，正在优先考虑从乌克兰战争中吸取的教训进行训练，并正在逐案审查每项训练请求。
Though the government is increasing defence spending, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is still struggling to fund all its investment plans.
尽管政府正在增加国防开支，但国防部 (MoD) 仍在努力为其所有投资计划提供资金。
Much of the new money has been earmarked for specific capital projects, including new weapons programmes. The part of the MoD's budget for training is still under significant pressure.
大部分新资金已指定用于具体的资本项目，包括新武器计划。 国防部的培训预算部分仍面临巨大压力。
An Army spokesperson said: "Our training continues and we are prioritising activity that contributes most directly to readiness, deployability and operational effectiveness.
陆军发言人表示：“我们的训练仍在继续，我们正在优先考虑最直接有助于战备、部署和作战有效性的活动。
"We are also investing £2bn to transform training for the British Army over the next 15 years."
“我们还将投资 20 亿英镑，在未来 15 年改造英国陆军的训练。”
On Wednesday during Prime Minister's Questions, the chairman of the Commons Defence Select Committee, Labour's Tan Singh Dhesi, warned it was imperative to invest in the armed forces and urged Burnham to commit to reaching 3% of GDP spend on defence by 2030.
周三，在总理提问期间，下议院国防特别委员会主席、工党议员 Tan Singh Dhesi 警告说，必须对武装部队进行投资，并敦促伯纳姆承诺到 2030 年国防支出占 GDP 的 3%。
The prime minister replied: "I've made that commitment very clear, and I have done for a considerable period of time."
总理回答说：“我已经非常明确地做出了这一承诺，而且我已经这样做了相当长的一段时间。”
The government's wavering over defence spending was part of the downfall of Burnham's predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer - with former Defence Secretary John Healey resigning his position in response to Sir Keir's plans on funding the armed forces.
政府对国防开支的犹豫不决是伯纳姆的前任基尔·斯塔默爵士垮台的一部分——前国防部长约翰·希利因基尔爵士资助武装部队的计划而辞职。
Plans set out in the Defence Investment Plan (Dip) will see defence spending rise to 2.7% of GDP by 2027/28, but there are no firm details on how further increases will be achieved beyond that date.
国防投资计划 (Dip) 中规定，到 2027/28 年国防支出将增至 GDP 的 2.7%，但目前还没有关于在此日期之后如何进一步增加的具体细节。
The Treasury has consistently said the government will set out plans for reaching both 3% and 3.5% at the spending review, due to take place next year.
财政部一直表示，政府将在明年举行的支出审查中制定达到 3% 和 3.5% 的计划。
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged the prime minister to "cut welfare spending and invest that money in our defence". The party says it would spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030.
保守党领袖凯米·巴德诺克敦促总理“削减福利支出并将这些钱投资于我们的国防”。 该党表示，到2030年将把GDP的3%用于国防。
"Faced with a choice between spending on military training and spending on benefits... Labour chooses more benefits," Tory shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Helen Whately said.
“面临着军事训练支出和福利支出之间的选择...... 工党选择更多福利，”负责工作和养老金事务的保守党影子国务大臣海伦·沃特利(Helen Whately)表示。
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