Ronald Reagan
4th Aug 2014, 10:39
Sorry no link for this but I am hearing that around 20% to 25% of the British Army Apache fleet are to be mothballed.
With 2sq on Tornado GR4 disbanding next year and in recent years 12, 13, 14 and 617 having all gone there is soon going to be hardly anything left.
When they dumped the Jaguar I assumed they would stick with Harrier and Tornado, but they came for the Harrier, scalped some GR4s at the same time, binned the Tornado F-3 totally and now are rapidly binning the GR4s. Along side this there are still very few Typhoons and likely ever will be, plus if F-35 comes then it will be in such small numbers as to almost be useless.
Yet the dear Prime Minister enjoys talking tough with regards NATO!
With 2sq on Tornado GR4 disbanding next year and in recent years 12, 13, 14 and 617 having all gone there is soon going to be hardly anything left.
When they dumped the Jaguar I assumed they would stick with Harrier and Tornado, but they came for the Harrier, scalped some GR4s at the same time, binned the Tornado F-3 totally and now are rapidly binning the GR4s. Along side this there are still very few Typhoons and likely ever will be, plus if F-35 comes then it will be in such small numbers as to almost be useless.
Yet the dear Prime Minister enjoys talking tough with regards NATO!