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Old 14th Jul 2015, 07:42
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Clockwork Mouse
 
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The RAF owned the LRMP capability. They owned the CAS capability. They gained control of the air defence of the fleet capability from the RN.

Goodbye Nimrod, Jaguar, Harrier.

The RN are now without LRMP and air defence of the fleet cover. The Army is close to being without CAS cover, except what they can provide themselves with Apache.

The RAF have lots of their own fast, pointy air defence toys though.
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