Rather a stupid internecine comment....
So, is the RAF
really going to have to sacrifice another field of excellence so that the overstretched defence budget can continue to pay for Bush/Bliar adventurism?
The PR9 'capability holiday'

, nothing on the near FSTA horizon, the woeful state of the MRA4.......haven't the FJ mafia in the mad MoD-box yet learned the lesson?
R1 replacement is infinitely more essential than a few more EuropHoons for ageing Air Marshals to play in..