Gents.......it goes without saying that I bow to your greater knowledge.....and no, I'm not being sarcastic. I have a question though.........if we have the fifth largest defence budget, why are the forces in such a state? I know I'm oversimplifying things, but why don't we have the fifth (or thereabouts) largest armed forces?
It strikes me that BAe have had it pretty good......how much was thrown at Nimrod in its various guises? The Clansman radio system......wasn't that another debacle?
I want our forces to have the best........but dear god......no one is accountable for anything? Does anything ever come in (reasonably) on time or (give or take, reasonably) on budget?
I'm standing by for some incoming, but I'm just asking?
MD
