'If we are to meet the requirements laid upon us, there is no question that more investment will be needed to achieve that,' says Sir Stephen Dalton. Photograph: Felix Clay for the GuardianRAF Stretched To Limit, Air Chief Warns -- The Guardian
Exclusive: Air Chief Marshal says it can cope with planned six months in Libya but extra cash required in 2014-15 review
The head of the RAF has issued a blunt warning that the service will need "genuine increases" in its budget over the coming years if it is to continue running the range of operations ministers demand.
In an interview with the Guardian, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton said he was trying to protect the core of the RAF during a turbulent period of spending cuts and redundancies, but insisted ministers would have to sanction proper reinvestment.
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My Comment: Asking for money when there is none to give. But what I find is most troubling about this report is that the Libyan war is (in actual fact) a small scale conflict .... but the RAF still has money problems. What happens if there is a bigger conflict .... can the British (cough cough) afford it?