Originally Posted by CoffmanStarter
Just think it makes good prudent sense to have a good/capable mix of AD Assets. There will always be a need IMHO to have "manned" Fighters go up and do the Biz, but a capable SAM Platform is a "must have" not a "nice to have" ...
The opposite end of the telescope from the RN's 'layered defence' or what the Army refers to as 'defence in depth'.