Red Arrows Hawk frontline capability?
I left in 1995 but flew 2000 hrs on the T1 and even then bolting a gun and missiles on it would not have been considered adequate for service over say Iraq.
Today I understand the MOD has quite stringent rules for prepping an aircraft for service in a hostile environment so unless the aircraft flown by The Reds had this kit in place it seems unlikely they could fulfil any tactical role.
Equally, pilots cannot just flip out of a Hawk into a Typhoon or GR4 without being current on the tactics and weapons etc.
The last Royal Yacht Brittania, in theory it had a war role in reality it was never deployed to The Falklands or even for used in disaster relief. I feel The Reds are in a similar position, they do what they do very well but have no meaningful secondary capability.