Originally Posted by
Roland Pulfrew
Not according to my army opposite numbers. Training has been Afg focused for many years and the routine training has been allowed to wain. C17s will be needed for the foreseeable future (have a look at any of the 2020 plans, as will Voyager (different roles to C17), as will A400 (different roles to C17 and Voyager). As for Chinook, useful in a broad range of roles, will be our main medium/heavy lift hello for the foreseeable future, particularly once the green Merlin's replace the Junglies.
All true but of course your post AFG Army will be but a shadow of its pre-Afg state. All the aircraft in service would probably be able to satisfy all the needs that you stipulate. Equally obvious, Treasury pressure will be to minimise the aircraft numbers whilst maximising their utilisation.