Originally Posted by
LS8C1
You are right, not in themselves, but the fact we have a combat airforce AND a 9 ship display team goes some way toward the perception of defence in depth (perception being the key).
I'm not sure that a ‘perception of defence in depth’ is generated by 9/7/6 obsolete jets performing at air shows. I suspect Allies, Partners and Opponents have better metrics on which to base their judgements.