Twos's in, that reads like some sort of random management speak mission statement from some random corporate organisation. It says a lot but doesn't actually mean anything.
Anyway, seeings how gnd graciously asked for my input, I shall willingly oblige.
Offensive:
Harrier - Direct support to the Army
Tornado GR4 - Direct support to the Army
Defensive:
E3D - indirect/direct support to the Army
Tornado F3 - Poorly defending Hull
Typhoon - Airshows/Poorly defending Hull
Recce/MRA:
Nimrod - Indirect/Direct support to the Army
Tornado GR4 - Direct support to the Army
Sentinel - Direct support to the Army
King Air - Direct support to the Army
Transport:
C17 - Direct support to the Army
Hercules - Direct support to the Army
Tristar - Direct support to the Army
VC10 - Direct support to the Army
Smaller Transport:
BAe 125 - Shiny aircraft
BAe 146 - Shiny aircraft
Agusta 109 - Shiny aircraft
Helicopters:
Puma -Direct support to the Army
Merlin - Direct support to the Army
Chinook - Direct support to the Army
Seaking - SAR soon to be privatised
UAV:
Reaper - Direct support to the Army
Training Aircraft:
Hawk - Training aircrew for direct support to the Army
Dominie - Training aircrew for direct support to the Army
Firefly - Training aircrew for direct support to the Army
Griffin - Training aircrew for direct support to the Army
King Air - Training aircrew for direct support to the Army
Tucano - Training aircrew for direct support to the Army
Squirrel - Training aircrew for direct support to the Army
Vigilant - Summer camps ATC
Viking - Summer camps ATC
So the roles of the RAF can be summarised as follows; Giving direct support to the British Army, training aircrew to fly in direct support to the British Army, flying at airshows, poorly defending Hull and providing aircraft to support ATC summer Camps.
