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From FlightGlobal at http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ce-393612/
The mentioned White Paper can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/11/9348/0 under "Chapter 6"...An independent Scotland would have an air force equipped with up to 16 air defence aircraft, six tactical transports, utility rotorcraft and maritime patrol aircraft, and be capable of “contributing excellent conventional capabilities” to NATO, according to a White Paper published by the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Outlining its ambition to establish an air force with an eventual 2,000 uniformed personnel and 300 reservists, the SNP says the organisation would initially be equipped with “a minimum of 12 [Eurofighter] Typhoon jets based at Lossiemouth, a tactical air transport squadron, including around six [Lockheed Martin] C-130J Hercules, and a helicopter squadron”.
Still stung by the 2010 cancellation of the Royal Air Force’s fleet of BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft, which were to have been based in Scotland, the SNP says it plans to prioritise the procurement of a replacement capability within the same period. “The numbers maintained by comparable nations suggests a potential fleet of four,” it adds. No provision is included for military pilot training, however, with Scotland to seek “joint arrangements with allies”.