Originally Posted by
typerated
Of course the Red Arrows should go. We have a war to fight (or at least deter) and they just suck up money and personnel that could be used on other things. So should BBMF too!
The RAF's job is too fly and fight - everything else is ......
The trainer question is easy - order 25 346s tomorrow . Other options are either way overspeced (T-7 and KA-50) and Aeralis even if it was a good idea going to take too long to develop.
The longer we wait the more pain and cost it will take to get T2s to end of service
If we can't afford to support a display team of 12 aircraft (which is literally one squadron without much logistics) how can we afford to fight a war? Yeah, that's right. We don't have the kit or money to fight a war.