Originally Posted by SASless
The RAF would be far better off to buy off the shelf A-10's,F-16's or F-18's for the CAS mission or deploy the Typhoon as soon as possible.
How can the RAF buy A-10's when they've been out of production for the last 25 years? The USAF are hardly going to let the ones they've got left go.
The Harrier is very limited in the mission it can accomplish when compared to other Attack Aircraft such as the Tornado, A-10, F-16,F-15E, A-6, F/A 18.
A little bit out of date with the A-6's as well. Neither the US Navy or the USMC use the Intruder any longer any haven't done so for quite a few years. As far as I know, most of them have been sunk to form an artificial reef in the Pacific.
SASLess
It seems a little knowledge can be a very dangerous thing
I couldn't have put it better myself.
