What the UK armed forces needs is time and resources to Balance so we can do the Expiditionary warfare. Remember the BEF was an expiditionary force sent into battle ill equipped to deal with a modern enemey. Reason because in the years following WW1 succesive govts drew a peace dividen and would not modernise the forces. Not strictly the same today but the lack of resources and increased deployments is creating a similar result as forces are reconfigured to fight the last war we took part in.
All three services need to be balanced out IMHO
Naval:
1: 2x CVF
2: 1X LPH (another HMS Ocean)
3: 10x TYPE 45 in addition to those ordered
4: 18+ New designed Frigates to replace Type 22/23
5: 3 more Wave class Tankers
6: 6-8 smaller tankers to replace the rover class
FAA
3 Sqns of carrier capable aircraft eg F35
Airborne AEW and ELINT platform
heavy support helicopter
replacement of seaking HC4 with merlin hc or nh90
Apache sqn for royal marines
replacement of lynx in laison/recce role by battle field lynx
Army
needs to be 3 Divisions
1 Heavy of 3 full armoured Divisions
1 Medium 3 Mech Divisions
1 Light made up of 16 Air assualt, and 2 light role Bdes 9who can operate from Amphib fleet or be airlanded in all kit shold be c130/c17 compatable
CVRT replaced with a propre light armoured recce vehice
Saxon Replaced by a proper Mech inf AFV wheeled
Sufficient non brigaded units to provide support and manpower with out having to strip operational units.
AAC
replacement of Lynx in Laison/recce role ? Battlefield lynx
a GS transport type helecoptor like NH90 to replace lynx in transport role
RAF
increase in Typhoon Fighter so we have Airdefence assets 6 sqns
Typhoon Multi role 6-9 sqns
F35 6 sqns
Tornado GR4 replacement
C17 force to be raised to 10
A400m force of 30
C130J force of 30
Tanker/transport fleet of at least 24 aircraft
Transport Hele
SF dedicated aircraft chinook or merlin fleet of 6-8
Seaking HAR3/3A replaced with Merlin equipped for CSAR
Puma Replaced with Merlin to supplement Lift capability of AAC NH90
additional merlin sqn formed
increased number of chinooks
additional MPA aircraft
UAV ISTAR assets
and increases in ISTAR Assets ground sea and airborne across all 3 services
Just a pipe dream