Editing Options for Change (section)

===Strike Command===
* Withdrawal of the [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] strike aircraft and the disbandment of the [[RAF Lossiemouth]]-based Nos. [[No. 12 Squadron RAF|12]] and [[No. 208 Squadron RAF|208]] Squadrons and No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU).
* Closure of [[RAF Wattisham]] and transfer to the British Army, together with the withdrawal of the [[McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service|McDonnell Douglas Phantom]] from service and the disbandment of Nos. [[No. 56 Squadron RAF|56]] and [[No. 74 Squadron RAF|74]] Squadrons and the [[RAF Leuchars|Leuchars]]-based No. 228 OCU.
* Closure of [[RAF Honington]] as a flying station, with it becoming the depot for the [[RAF Regiment]] – replacing [[RAF Catterick]] which was transferred to the British Army. The [[Panavia Tornado]]s of [[No. 13 Squadron RAF|No. 13 Squadron]] and the Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit relocated to [[RAF Marham]] and Lossiemouth respectively.
* The relocation of the Tornados of Nos. [[No. 27 Squadron RAF|27]] (later renumbered to No. 12 Squadron) and [[No. 617 Squadron RAF|617]] Squadrons from Marham to Lossiemouth and the modification of 28 aircraft to use the [[Sea Eagle (missile)|Sea Eagle anti-ship missile]].
* Closure of [[RAF Brawdy]] and transfer to the British Army as [[Cawdor Barracks]], and the disbandment of 1 Tactical Weapons Unit.
* Withdrawal of the remaining [[Handley Page Victor]] tankers, and the disbandment of [[No. 55 Squadron RAF|No. 55 Squadron]].
* A reduction of three [[Hawker Siddeley Nimrod|Nimrod]] maritime patrol aircraft, together with the disbandment of [[No. 42 Squadron RAF|No. 42 Squadron]] which merged with No. 236 OCU and relocated from [[RAF St Mawgan]] to [[RAF Kinloss]].
* Withdrawal of the [[Bloodhound SAM]] and the disbandment of [[No. 85 Squadron RAF|No. 85 Squadron]].