Not a hope in hell of the RNZAF ever getting back it's fast jet capability I think.......... It's not just about training, it's the support capability.
Personally I think if Uncle Helen was bit more friendly the RAF might give them some of the Tornado F3 fleet when they retire. But the reality is that NZ is more likely to be a target for ICBM than a land based conventional fixed wing threat or even a carrier based one at that.........
If I was NZ I would be buying an upgraded maritime patrol capability and anti shipping toolset - when the Chinese come and plunder the fisheries and anything else they want, NZ will be totally unable to respond or police it's own coastal waters let alone anything in the blue water sphere..........
Actually NZ needs to spend money on longer range SAR capability too.......
And Project Protector.......... don't even get me started
I think NZ has seriously been sold down the river by it's political masters and it's senior officers.....just like UK
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