I shouldn't hold your breath waiting for future "liberal intervention operations". Brown is doing his damndest to wriggle out of the present lot. Besides what worthwhile contributuion could carrier-based air power have made in Iraq or Afghanistan?
I rather thought the Javelin and Vixen was both developed to the same OR. That time the RN picked the right one! Pity they stabbed the RAF in the back by ditching the supersonic Harrier replacement in about 1964 and buying the F4.
What is so magic and ancient about the 800-series squadrons? Why not restore the old 200-series ex-RNAS squadrons to operational service, and renumber their ex-RFC counterparts. Eg, restore Naval 8 (208) and renumber 8 Sqn.