Ah yes, you are of course correct, Roland.
There have been so many dates and changes throughout the sorry FSTA saga that I forgot that one!
For example, in 1996 we were told by MoD AO AD3 that the VC10 and TriStar would be completely replaced "within the next 10 years"...... And yet, nearly 12 years later and with tens of mi££ions having been spent on the assessment phase, there is still no contract.
Mind you, at the same meeting we were also told that the ISD for 'FLA' was to be 2004.........
Thank heavens for the C-17!
HNY to you too, mate!