{"id":152749,"date":"2024-05-02T09:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T08:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prepared-for-war-is-the-uks-air-defence-ready-for-conflict\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T09:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T08:02:22","slug":"prepared-for-war-is-the-uks-air-defence-ready-for-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prepared-for-war-is-the-uks-air-defence-ready-for-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepared for War?: Is the UK&#8217;s air defence ready for conflict?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PlOrUe2hZ0w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Prepared for War?: Is the UK's air defence ready for conflict?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PlOrUe2hZ0w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The next instalment of Sky News&#8217; Prepared For War? series looks at the UK\u2019s hallowed out air defence.  <\/p>\n<p>The RAF has nine frontline fighter squadrons compared with 30 in operation near the end of the Cold War. 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The RAF has nine frontline fighter squadrons compared with 30 in operation near the end of the Cold War. In the Navy, only three of the six destroyers capable of shooting down ballistic missiles are in operation. 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