Thanks mopardave. I remain unimpressed that the armed forces government minister does not know the names of his front line fast jets. The court of pprune opinion however holds sway. I don’t want to get into keyboard warrior puerile nonsense, accusations of pomposity etc. Of course we all make mistakes but the devil remains in the detail and this was imho a howler, televised live in parliament. It is unlikely that the lunatic Putin is unaware of his airborne assets. Cheers.