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Old 26th Aug 2011, 20:53
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If you go a little bit beyond the purile, there is a point based on the output and comment by SofS on the HoC Defence Committee on SDSR:

"...The Committee is also right to say that Future Force 2020 is only achievable with extra funding. That is why I announced two weeks ago that the military equipment budget will rise in real terms by over £3Bn between 2015 and 2020, with new helicopters being ordered, new money for our armoured vehicles, the Carrier programme and guaranteed spending on the Joint Strike Fighter. Our future equipment programme is no longer an unfunded aspiration but one that provides real money for real equipment..."

What you pick out from that is a commitment to a capability (F-35C and carrier) that needs an intelligent and rational response.

This is a discussion forum that might just allow such comment amongst interested professionals.

If you don't like where the discussion is happening, maybe you could start a thread "The Decision to axe Harrier is bonkers thread is bonkers"
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