BEagle, quite right, I got distracted and forgot to mention how things had changed with Nu-labour.
I also omitted the AFVG, that other jet, the Supersonic Javelin, and of course Nimrod and Nimwacs. The balance sheet of who started what, who ordered what and who cancelled and cut would be interesting. I may suggest it to Peter Hennessy.
Dennis Healey fostered the idea that he was the Forces friend and certainly stayed the course. It was Maggie who was a real friend giving the Forces a massive payrise AND the tools to do the job that won the Cold War.