And, as should come as a surprise to no-one on here, the Govt now think that the FRES program (that was half the reason behind us needing intermediate load lift capability) is, in fact,
bollocks.
Who would've thought it......
btw,
a whole C130K sqn on run-down, expecting to be the initial cadre
If they ever thought that the first A400 sqn was going to take anything more than their number plate then that sqn were very poorly briefed indeed....