Just because we have a lynx at the moment doesn't make it the prime contender as it's own replacement.
In an era when most time spent is on PCO/relief ops a shipborne aircraft with a larger cabin is needed.
In an ideal world this would be an NH90, a redundant Merlin capable of taking something like hellfire/ cabin mounted .50 cals (and use the 44 Mk1s we have unless we need a 1:22 advantage against the 2 Iranian kilos).
The plain fact is - If Wastelands can fit hellfire to a super-lynx they can fit it to a Merlin. Lets use what we have and use the budget elsewhere.
The days of Lynx have passed.