Originally Posted by
ProfessionalStudent
"It often makes no sense to use flying hours of specialised military aircraft when the same task can be performed as well or better – with shorter flying times and more comfortable seats – using commercial alternatives," said an MOD spokesman.
Yes, perish the thought of using specialsed TRANSPORT aircraft to actually TRANSPORT things.
Penny-pinching government W***ERS.
Well - it makes sense to use tactical aircraft to fly tactical tasks ie C-130 & C-17 and it also makes sense to use aircraft fitted with defensive kit to fly into the higher risk areas. It makes complete sense to me to contract in airlift into benign environments and use the more complex stuff for the more complex tasks.
We are in dire need of less whizzy small things and more large freighty paxy things - but there you go - Cold War ended and we didn't react quick enough.