Abbott's defence plan: less manpower, more firepower

By Lenore Taylor
September 25 2012 - 3:00am
Spending on extra equipment would begin with the acquisition of "a number" of unmanned surveillance aircraft ... Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Spending on extra equipment would begin with the acquisition of "a number" of unmanned surveillance aircraft ... Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

TONY ABBOTT would spend more on defence hardware partly paid for by cuts to defence bureaucracy, but will not put a time frame on his promise to restore Howard government levels of defence spending.

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