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Originally Posted by Boeing Guy
Cuts.... Mancie you forget the big one in 2006 by your lord and master Saint Tony.
Yes the then Labour government decided in their wisdom to retire the Royal Navy's fleet of Sea Harriers, the last one being decommisioned on 29th March 2006. This was done to make space for the JSF, which was due in 2012.
Being a Aviator and taking to those in the forces about this I will not repeat what the nick name for JSF is, but the middle word is not Strike, it rhymes with height.
So this has left our Royal Navy, the greatest Navy in the world with out Air support. Now that is okay for anywhere that is land locked and we can get jets in, but what would we do if we had to defend the Falklands again????
So HMS Ark Royal, HMS Illustrious and HMS Invincible, which was mothballed by the same people, have no aircraft and therefore are about as much use a a chocolate fireguard.
70 years ago this month, Britain would have been invaded but for the air superiority we managed to keep over the Luftwaffe, I think this is a bit more important than the debate about Trident.
But of course it knocks Labour and we cannot have that can we.
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I'll admit I'm not really clued up about any of our armed forces as regard to what we need or which section of the forces are more effective than others.. but I do know that this Government have stated they will make cuts across the board of 30% in the current spending.. that is 30% less spending than the Labour Government...I'm abit confused by your reckoning Labour did not spend enough on the RAF and even made cuts..but the latest proposals mean cuts in the RAF..are you defending further cuts?..
