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this technology now a front line reality, what is the point of committing £12B of taxpayers money over the next 25 years in order to train aircrew to put in manned aircraft to put in harms way?
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The answer? Well it's obvious,isn't it? The self-preservation of the RAF as we currently know it.
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The result? An expensive error of monumental proportions that will have to be unpicked in the not too distant future.
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With this technology available, the next of kin of our future aviation heros will have some justification to be aggrieved when our lords and masters neglect their duty of care.
This whole issue needs a serious rethink, and I don't believe it's too late (apart from the Hawk 128 procurement that is).