Good but harsh analysis from Lewis Page - you might think the strikes are a way for the RAF to justify Euro Fighter.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/25/libya_analysis/
But not according to Lewis! I am not sure I totally agree with a cruise missile approach, what about reconaissance - I suppose an area where we would always have to rely on the US spy satellite network.
He also makes a good case for the Harrier, although I'm not sure how effective they would have been even with the advantage of being nearer the operation.
Still the basic points remain we should be getting much more value for money for defence spend, and buying well proven things from the States - even with the option of fitting out the internals ourselves to maintain a certain degree of independence would beat the Euro Fighter fiasco.
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