If our old warships are good enough for other navies when they reach the end of their expected life, why aren't they good enough for us to keep in reserve? Compared to the cost of constructing new ones, we get peanuts for them. A reserve fleet of last generation attack subs, frigates and destroyers could be stationed in a defended harbour on the Falklands, or even St. Helena (which now has a runway). Within 24h of any invasion threat, a crew could be flown in and have them operational.
As for the Eurofighters, don't land based anti-ship missiles have sufficient range to protect the islands from sea-borne invasion?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
