.... the low level bombing role that nobody tends to do anymore.
"Tends to do
at the moment" would perhaps be more apt.
Whats to say that in the future the current trend of bombing lumps out of folks with little more than AKs and bad language from medium level won't be replaced with one of actually having to go toe to toe with a credible nation-state enemy?
Isn't this the oft quoted reason for the need for the Royal Navy to get hold of lots of shiny toys and other assorted budgetary drains?