Those of you who have read my previous posts on this subject will know what my opinion is regarding the scrapping of the Harriers and our carriers. So you will forgive me if I don’t get too excited with the attached article if only because I haven’t found any corroboration by other news agencies. This may be because The News have got themselves a scoop. If so well done.
But, you know what they say. “There’s no smoke without fire”
So I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Certainly the activities across the middle east have shown that there is a need for carrier based forces even during a peace keeping role. Other nations involved have provided carriers while we have been busy sending ours of to the scrapyards
No other nation on this planet would have left themselves with the huge hole in their defence strategy, not in the way that our government has.
Lets hope that there is some truth in this article. There is no shame in admitting that you got it wrong and righting a great wrong. Just do it sooner than later.
Government ready for a U-turn over scrapped Harriers – East Hampshire – The News.
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