British ex-commander hits out over 'inadequate kit' in Afghanistan

British ex-commander hits out over 'inadequate kit' in Afghanistan | UK | The Guardian: "• The MoD had failed to upgrade essential elements of the army's core kit despite pledging billions of pounds to pay for the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers and Typhoon jets for the Royal Air Force. "You have a position where either you don't have the right equipment or you have the equipment but you aren't trained properly. [It's like] the MoD is asking the army to live with a 1999 mobile phone, and saying you cannot replace it until 2019. You try to do that with a mobile phone and you won't be able to talk to anyone.""