On May 23 Spanish Secretary of State for Defence Pedro Argueelles informed Congress of various measures intended to reduce the defence budget. The Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) will bare the brunt of the cuts, with reductions to procurement of several key programmes. A total of 14 of the 87 Eurofighter Typhoons on order will be cancelled to save €2.9 billion, while the number kept operational will also be reduced to save on maintenance. Spain is already offering some of its early-Typhoons for sale and had previously agreed to delay acceptance of 15 aircraft from 2012 to 2015.
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机译：5月23日，西班牙国防大臣Pedro Argueelles向国会通报了旨在减少国防预算的各种措施。 Ejercito del Aire（西班牙空军）首当其冲，削减了一些关键计划的采购。在订购的87架欧洲战斗机中，总共有14架将被取消，以节省29亿欧元，而保持运营的数量也将减少，以节省维护费用。西班牙已经开始出售部分台风，并且此前已同意将15架飞机的接收时间从2012年推迟到2015年。
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