Alidad:
About 75% of the capability provided by the F-111 fleet, according to flight international.
I don't think it's a ploy, the decision has been made that the pigs have to go, due to age, cost and whatever else. This cruise missile capability will go some way toward plugging the gap when the F-111s are gone.
We need to have the latest toys if we are serious about our "deputy dawg" role in the region!!
