Apparently the Air Force is just too expensive - or so the logic goes behind this rumour.
But if you cut the Air Force - or any of the Services - back to such an extent that they really aren't capable of carrying out the duties required of them, then surely in terms of value for money, that means that whatever is left simply isn't value for money, making it ripe for abolition.
Where is that tipping point for the 21st century RAF?