I have a question.
How long does the MOD expect our fleet of 28 Hawk T.2's to last?
The Hawk T.1 has been in British military service for 43 years and she is still going, but, from what I can gather, she had a rather solid sustainment fleet from around 160(?) total airframes, which allowed each airframe to be maintained properly without causing a major disruption to the training system.
How will the RAF/RN make the T.2 last for even half that time when we don't even half 25% of the numbers of the original Hawk T.1 order to spread out the flying hours more evenly?
If memory serves, the "fly away" cost of a single Hawk Mk.128 is £28 million. It's possible that they will all be knackered in 15 years or less so that doesn't seem like value for money, from my subjective, fiscally conservative point of view.