Rafloo
I know what you're getting at with your argument and concur to some degree. The Stovie was getting way beyond a joke to support (particularly wrt the compressor issues discussed elsewhere) - as long as we eventually get the Air to Air capability back, it''ll all pan out.
However, better ships is debatable. The T45 will be the only operator or the WR21 turbine, cos it's crap and the LSD(A) propulsion system could have been improved upon by a six-year old with a crayon.
As for update/upkeep being better targetted, from personal experience I can guarantee that DLO has no idea where its money is going. The is a line item in a particular IPTs budget for tens of millions of £. No-one in that IPT could explain what the budget line was actually for.......