Originally Posted by
andyy
The Govt is trying to balance the books - huge errors have been made before, hence "capability gaps" (ie gambles that they are not needed) for AWACS, MPA, Harrier and before that Sea Harrier, Type 2400 SSK submarines, Invincible Class etc etc.
The problem the C130 has is not really the A400, its the fact that we have both the A400 and the C17 when we probably only need one of them (plus the C130).
I know I've said it before but bring back the Andover (or something similar sized)