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Old 15th May 2005 | 06:29
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SAR and CSAR are not even slightly related and RAF SAR assets are not equipped to do that job.

The RAF SARF is being neatly packaged ready for handover - it's just a shame it has to go to Valley first.

By 2012 the UK will have either a completely civvy SAR helo organisation run by the MCA or possibly staffed by a mix of mil and civ crews. The amount of training will be the bare minimum to meet the contract and the skill levels will go down. You cannot put a price on the capability of the mil SARF but the bean counters will try; they won't care about the reduction in capability because the bottom line looks good. Civvy SAR is cheaper.
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