What would concern me about losing the RAF is the priority that would be given to aircraft procurement and support by the other 2 services. I have seen instances of air budgets being chopped or traded by both the Army and RN during programmes to protect their capital assets. Not a poke but the highest ranking AAC or FAA would have trouble garnering support from very senior ranking infantry/cavalry or fishhead bods unless there is an immediate need and there is no pain to their favoured assets, be it capital ships or main battle tanks. Of course, when there is an immediate need it would be too late.
I am not saying that the RAF has always got it right with a historic tendency towards myopia unless it has been fast jet orientated projects. However, in the current round they should still be fighting the air power corner. How much else would be traded away with no RAF?
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