DEPTH AND FORWARD
Interesting article in the STAR, quoted:
Defence chiefs collate aircraft as being either in the Forward Fleet or Depth Fleet.
All aircraft in the Depth Fleet are being serviced or upgraded.
Aircraft in the Forward Fleet are supposed to be ready to take part in operations around the world.
But the MoD has also admitted that some of these planes may also be unusable.
Why have MoD used Depth and Forward?
Surely it should be:
Depth and Shallow!
Forward and Backward!