RAF Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy predicts controversial takeover of Royal Naval air power Photo: DAVID ROSE
RAF Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy predicts controversial takeover of Royal Naval air power Photo: DAVID ROSE
There’s probably some good economic reasons to make this happen. It will be interesting to watch. For decades now there have been arguments in the Pentagon giving rationale for combining our Armed Forces invarious configurations, but the entrenched bureaucracies protecting their turf have successfully fought off any serious efforts. If you just look at Procurement and Training, the savings could be enormous.
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Now there's hardly a "fleet" to speak of.
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To save money, the UK had excepted the idea that the RN would never operate outside of the RAF’s air umbrella, and despite the Falklands, they have persisted in this world view.
The RN Harriers were retired years ago in favor of the cost saving measure of putting RAF Harriers on their STOL CV’s.
The VTOL/STOL F-35 has promised to bring back some autonomy to the RN, but there is still no real AWACS capability and it may be too late for the RN to recover.
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Relics are they? Well, I'd suggest Brits summon up the ghost of Lord Nelson, and ask, what does he think? Should lubbers be put in charge of gunnery? ;-)