But they don't have Blue Vixen and they don't have AMRAAM!
And WEBF, once again, why don't you consider what would be said at the inquest of British Army soldiers killed due to a lack of armour on his land rover, or an AT asset lost due to lack of DAS, or the crew of a 1960's FV430 APC being captured, isolated and murdered when their drive shaft breaks. These, are more realistic scenarios involving assets being used every day in the face of hostile forces. In comparison, the chances of us finding ourselves in a conflict on our own AND where there is a credible ASuW threat AND land based DCA is not available AND US/French/Italian/Spanish naval DCA is not available is considerably less.
Wake up WEBF and enter the real world. No one on this site I believe is arguing against keeping the SHAR in a perfect world. But we don't and we can't afford every capability.
Perhaps you would benefit from spending 4 months patroling Basrah with the Army in soft skinned land rovers followed by a few transits of the straights of Hormuz in your RFA being escorted by a DDG. Then have a think about where you felt more concerned, look the friends of recently deceased squaddies in the eye, and try arguing the case for SHAR to them.
Regards,
MM