No-one's making a fortune from military/defence publishing, whether historic or current.
And especially not young freelance journos like Ewan.
"Part of CAS's engagement strategy was to invite selected 'agents of influence' over the next 12 months to meet, and engage on a one to one basis, senior officers including CAS and to fly the Tiffy."
That would be great, if one didn't suspect that those selected were either entirely 'tame' or too ignorant to be able to ask difficult questions when they are justified.
I see this very much as further reinforcement of the culture of spin that has infected the RAF from the Civil Service.