From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
By Paul Homewood
h/t Ian Magness
Following news that Britain only has enough drones to last a week in the event of war, it is good to hear that the RAF has got its priorities right!
From the Telegraph:
The RAF will spend more than £1bn over the next 15 years on switching to sustainable jet fuel.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) figures show the move to sustainable fuel for RAF flights will cost more than £100m each year by 2040.
The Government’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate on all flights departing the UK will apply to journeys by RAF aircraft on military exercises and deployments.
Sustainable fuel can be produced from used cooking oil and household rubbish, and reduces lifetime emissions by up to 80 per cent compared to conventional jet fuel.
However, it is typically three times the price of regular fuel, so the mandate will add significantly to the British military’s fuel bills over the next 15 years.
By 2040, ministers say 22 per cent of aviation fuel must come from sustainable sources, even though official projections show it will still be almost twice as expensive as conventional fuel by that date.
Figures released by the MoD in response to parliamentary questions from the Conservatives show that the total additional cost of using sustainable fuel will be more than £1bn.
The same sum could buy 12 F-35 Lightning stealth fighters or a Type 45 warship, or pay the salaries of 2,500 regular soldiers for 15 years.
Full story here.
