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Old 21st Dec 2012, 08:49
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orca
 
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Only partially. I think from a coaliton perpsective we will collapse into UCAV ops and FW provided by the USN operating from the south. I think we will maintain a small amount of TACAIR for in theatre mobility and some SH but probably not the national badged assets - more likely those white Mi-17s (whoever they belonged to...). I don't see the need for UK FW and AH...and the more you leave in the pot the more you spend on guarding it...as you rightly pointed out in a previous post.

So the politicians' answer will be a lot less than you and I would feel comfortable with.

Oh - and we are going to get a parade and get made redundant - that bit was serious!
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