The British army is being cut by one-fifth to 82,000 and the MoD wants to offset this reduction by increasing the number of reserves from 17,000 to 30,000.
The BBC has learned the MoD wants to buy a replacement from US firm Boeing, which is offering a cheaper deal for a joint order with other countries.
If the MoD wants to replace it, it will have to cut the same amount of money out of the army, air force and navy, all of which are grappling with other big cuts already.
In total, the MoD wants to cut 29,000 military and 25,000 civilian posts by 2015, to plug the budget gap the government says was created by Labour.
If the MoD wants to set up bursaries they can, but not in my brother's name".
In an ideal world, the MoD wants to bring back all of its Apache attack helicopters and stop flying Tornado bombing missions.
Clive Baldwin, senior legal adviser at Human Rights Watch, said: "If the MoD wants to avoid future inquiries it needs to ensure it has ended abuse in detention.Accepting independent inspection of its detention centres overseas will be a key to bringing this scourge of abuse in military custody to an end".
The MoD wants to cut 29,000 military and 25,000 civilian posts by 2015, to plug a £38bn defence budget gap.
The MoD wants to purchase about a square mile of land around Cape Wrath Lighthouse and create new artillery and mortar positions and troop accommodation.
"Scotland's churches, the Scottish Trade Union Congress and Scottish civic society is also opposed to Trident but the MoD wants to base these weapons of mass destruction in Scotland while cutting conventional defence".
