Call me a cynic but the Sir Humphrey double speak doesn't fill me with a great deal of certainty
"we are undertaking a period of further analysis to evaluate the scale and optimum delivery profile of our second tranche of F-35Bs as well as associated infrastructure and support equipment. Once complete, this activity will inform procurement timelines.”"
Scale, optimum delivery, inform..... not the same as "we're buying another 48 over 5 years" is it? Enough wriggle room to drive an A380 through it