On the other hand though we have to balance things up with the cost. My DAS kit cost £100G each and so is bloomin expensive. On top of that, all of our servicemen are crying out for better kit. The Typhoon, Typhoon 2 (with or without engines), JSF, T45, CVS, new radios, new boots, more Nav bags, flak Jackets for the troops on the floor, bigger guns, better guns etc etc etc....and there is a limit to what the people can afford. Ask Joe Public what he wants his money spent on and it will be more Hospitals, more Police and more Schools....not a DAS kit for an aircraft he's never heard of.
southside you're right, f@ck that was painful !
Going to war is an expensive business...if we can't afford it, we shouldn't go...
Exactly, either give us the right kit, or don't send us !
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