For me it's not just SAR, it's anti-submarine, MRR, Fisheries protection, Oil Rig protection, Int gathering, tri-service co-ordination, force projection............
It's the absolute requirement as we are a maritime nation. WW2 showed that air gap in the North Atlantic is tantamount to cutting your own throat........
Amazed it is even being talked about - let alone done !!
Crazy, Crazy, Crazy - but why am I not suprised.
Arc