100% US fleet not sure where the Aussies are on the program, but I think they are aiming for 100%, maybe our Aus contributors could confirm?
Tuc, I absolutely agree and we all know that when push comes to shove poorly equipped ac are sent into theatre, period. A mixed fleet is not smart because it reduces flexibility in an already over-stretched AT fleet, (witness the problems on the Tri Star). MoD could make a pledge not to send these ac in, but who would believe them? I understand that the day after the BoI was announced in Parliament the RAF requested that the entire fleet be given foam protection. I may now have to verify that statement, if it is true, then someone somewhere along the line has said no.
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