PrOOne,
Indeed I am out of date on the current Armed Forces (my main source is Defence Media, HCDC etc) but I fail to see why 16 deployable AD needs 230 Typhoon? Of course I am assuming that the AG a/c are JSF (who would risk Typhoon?).
Climbear,
You make some good points re Jointery which is why my point about attitude is so important. If I recall correctly the RN are the most deployable (ie they can deploy for more days per year than any of the other 2 Services) and the RAF the least. When I was in the RN used to deploy to Bosnia or at sea for 6-8 months but the RAF never more than 4 months (if that).
Fly Navy