It is fair to ask 'how many' but unfair to imply that the answer indicates money not well spent. Without the capability to defend our forces or bases from air attack, our assets would be easy prey to anybody with the means to attack. It would also be an open invitation to any terrorist with access to an aircraft.
The secret is getting the right balance in spending between offence and defence and our new multi-role wonder jet should redress any imbalance when it is ready to do something useful.
Last edited by soddim; 3rd Jan 2007 at 18:21.