While there are many positives to draw from this operation, there are too some areas of mild, potentially growing, concern. The first is that PITTING highlighted the importance of the C130J as a key part of the RAF toolbox. The fact that this aircraft will leave service shortly, without replacement, some 10 years earlier than planned is of growing concern. It is reasonable to say that on current plans, in 2-3 years time, the RAF could not repeat the success of PITTING using its currently planned force.
He certainly reinforces much of what has been said on this thread.
My understanding is that the RAF argued very strongly to keep the J to its planned OSD but that the decision was taken at ministerial level to withdraw it from service early in 2023. Let us hope that the DefSec, having seen the importance of AT, is big enough to admit that he has made a mistake.