Comments by "John Allen" (@johnallen7807) on "The jets defending NATO’s Russian border" video.

  1. Wow! a total of 8 jets, that should frighten Putin! We have to start taking defence seriously after relying on the US for far too long.
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  2.  @x67th  I would agree up to a point but, for example, in the UK we have closed so many airbases that a single Backfire could disable them all while the RN have just 3 major ports left!
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  3.  @davidhouseman4328  We certainly don't outspend them as a % of GDP, only 4 NATO countries meet even the min 2% target, we are one but if you stripped out pensions etc. it is nowhere near. The Us spends about 4.4%. If your home bases get knocked out bases in Europe are no good without the infrastucture. Just imagine a single drone with chemical/nerve agent could disable a complete base in minutes!
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  4.  @pepperroni6252  We hope! we had 4 Typhoons in Estonia but sounds like they have been withdrawn
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  5.  @x67th  Hmm, not sure of your figures, Fly Mag quotes a figure of 1507 front line attack aircraft although most will not be Typhoon/F35 standard. StarStreak is a big step forward but when will they get it and who will train them?
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  6.  @jimmoynahan9910  Where? We had 4 in Estonia but they are not mentioned here and that is hardly a squadron.
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  7.  @jimmoynahan9910  So why aren't the Russian shooting down those large, slow Turkish made drones genius??
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  8.  @henryvagincourt4502  Dr.Mark Felton made an excellent if depressing video on home defense, amoung other things he said the RN would have to provide UK air defence which would tie virtually all the surface fleet to that role and leave the carriers without escorts.
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  9.  @1chish  Maybe that's because I have seen it at first hand, what unit did you serve in since you are such an expert?
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  10.  @x67th  That is only one type, I'm talking total strength (excluding transports), check with CIA,RUSI for figures.
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  11. @Keith Kristi I hope you are right but will there be the political will to do so? after all they refused a no fly zone for Ukraine.
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  12.  niels lund  See my previous comment about "political will"
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  13.  @x67th  Let's hope we don't have to find out!
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