Decision to axe Harrier is "bonkers".

[Capt P U G Wash]

80% vs 83% - close enough, Try 100% from RAF land based aircraft.

“a good proportion…able to fly 2 sorties per day” – hardly factual or substantiated.

Costs of carrier projected for 2009-10 from Defence Accounts (p96):

http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F10E9...mod_ra0910.pdf

£349M per annum ... so a bit more than 15.6M

The savings quoted in Hansard are for the first year and will be reduced by disposal costs and committal of contracts and personnel in first year and the retention of a single carrier (which hasn’t done anything yet)

There are no charges for use of the Italian base, and your continued use of full costs for a Typhoon hour means that you have to factor in the purchase price of the carrier and all her support infrastructure – expensive isn’t it?

Senior Soldier highlights Army efforts in current air and maritime op – shock horror!

But I admire your persistence.