Hypothetical Question.
Even if the Air Corp had modern fast jets F15 F16 Mirage Grippen etc on QRA at Baldonnell or Shannon and modern radar systems and a undentified jet airliner was picked up on radar over the Irish sea heading for Dublin, what time would be needed to intercept identify and shoot down if necessary such a threat. Would the best pilots in the world have enough time to scramble. i am asking this because the distance from UK to Ireland by airliner is so small I doubt if any fighter aircraft could sucessfully intercept in this situtation.
I am asking this because i dont really believe that the addition of modern fast jets to the Ait Corp would make us any safer......
Even if the Air Corp had modern fast jets F15 F16 Mirage Grippen etc on QRA at Baldonnell or Shannon and modern radar systems and a undentified jet airliner was picked up on radar over the Irish sea heading for Dublin, what time would be needed to intercept identify and shoot down if necessary such a threat. Would the best pilots in the world have enough time to scramble. i am asking this because the distance from UK to Ireland by airliner is so small I doubt if any fighter aircraft could sucessfully intercept in this situtation.
I am asking this because i dont really believe that the addition of modern fast jets to the Ait Corp would make us any safer......
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