MGD,
Couldn't agree more, and I was really surprised to see Beags get embroiled as well?
Sadly, this whole thread provides tax payers and politicians alike with the belief that 3 individual Services delivering Battlefield Helicopters is now not viable or value for money.
3 goldfish in a bowl, one from each service, all 3 involved with helicopters, with the water (funding from treasury) getting less each year.
Not all of the goldfish will survive.
Just as the Army has seen its regiments and battalions amalgamate, isn't it time that the AAC saves the overall Army budget further and also amalgamate, either with us and AIR or through a truly Joint Forces Command?
At what stage does the AAC become unsustainable and not viable (from a funding perspective), not in professionalism or in the delivery of battlefield capability, but purely in size?
Last edited by MaroonMan4; 10th Jul 2012 at 05:23.