No wish to cast nasturtiums on any of the foregoing gentlemen. As someone who is now convinced that the political alliance, best described as LibLabCon, are intent on denuding our military assets to a point where the offer of a combined EU army is the best way to defend our country (if Merkel approves) ! Good aircraft have been thrown away, with the current administration lauding the drone. Under that auspices they reduce manning levels, cut back on manned assets and generally under resource the existing capability. As soon as the drone has been exposed for its fallibility, the politicians will be announcing major investment in "real" aviation assets, of course, just as costs once again spiral upwards. Cynical ? Bloody right I am. No doubt the drone has its place in modern warfare, it seems that conventional forces are to pay the price. I have a neighbour who still has a control line plastic Stuka, and he does a really good display with it, perhaps that's the future for military air assets.
Smudge