Originally Posted by
OvertHawk
We certainly do need new advanced trainers. And money to buy them. And people to fix them. And people to fly them. Maintaining a squadron of vintage jets for only five more years to make us feel good about the RAF will not help us actually improve the RAF in the face of the threats we and the world face
Exactly. While I think the UK does benefit from the 'soft power' of a display team, I don't think running a 9 ship is financially justifiable given the dire state of the forces in general.