Every time this debate starts, it becomes a critisim of BAE and fairytales of how good DARA are.
Some people in industry have the same concerns as the military, but the reality is the MoD do not have the money to maintain business as usual.
The "can do" attitude of the RAF management is backfiring, because now suddenly the budgets are bust, and what choice is there but to fall into bed with industry.
Defence does not win votes, so no more money will be thrown at solving the problems. This is not a Tory/Labour issue.
The formation of DARA was a scandle. The waste in building Red Dragon is a scandle. But who cares? Until the military declare Squadrons non operational due to lack of bits, nobody will listen, and why should people put their careers on the line over something that is not going to change.