MoD says we will be fine
An MoD spokesperson has apparently allayed all our fears with this well prepared statement when pressed on how we will fill the capability gap due to the demise of the UK LRMPA.
Apparently: “We will continue joint maritime patrol activities with our allies and will ensure the integrity of UK waters by utilising a range of other military assets, including Type 23 Frigates, Merlin Anti Submarine Warfare helicopters and Hercules C-130 aircraft,".
In the immortal words of Mr William Connolly………Oh you think so!
I still hope we can get some inside photos of the orchestrated act of vandalism. So when the integrity of UK waters is not maintained by the platforms mentioned we can remind people what the Govt actually sanctioned. Notwithstanding the undoubted specialist ability and track record of the C-130, T-23 and Merlin, these platforms will quite clearly not fill the gap left by the loss of the MRA4.
DFM over & out