The Times has been blotting its copybook with some fairly blatant stretching of the truth recently - not just with defence but with some interestingly partisan political positioning as well.
It may well be, but if it results in extra resources, equipment and manning being forthcoming to our military, is that a bad thing?
A bit of blatent scaremongering no matter how factually incorrect may have a response and bring the public on side to urgently address some of the issues raised and that is never a bad thing.
It is far better to under sell our capability than to over sell it when one is looking for extra funding.