Regretfully, the powers that be in Whitehall, London display scant knowledge of recent military history by failing to recognise the lack of strategic utility of their land-based tactical fighter aircraft that are not capable of operating from aircraft carriers. This…
Howard Wheeldon has recently distributed a newsletter, the contents of which reveal in part the true status of our Royal Air Force. He sums up that status as follows: “No amount of damage limitation exercise from the MOD can alter…
[Some comments are provided in parentheses.] Ex-RAF top gun (call sign Hooligan) has made a killing training China's fighter pilots - and helped recruit dozens of British airmen paid £250,000 a year by Beijing... so why has the MoD only…
It is the norm and quite acceptable that highly trained professionals, often recently retired from our Armed Forces, provide on-site assistance and training to our accredited Allies. In the case of military aviators and air engineers, these services are usually…
The derisive comment by Air Chief Marshal Sir William Wratten in the Telegraph on 1 September, 2022 concerning Admiral Lord West’s article, “In Defence of Carriers”, deserves some detailed analysis. (“sir – Admiral Lord West doth protest too much, methinks.”)…