A little bit of thread creep here.
Simple questions that need to be answered.
Why have MoD got a helicopter that they need to find a role for?
Why don't the MoD state the requirement, and invite industry to submit thier products.
I recall for the AH program, 9 keys user requirements were stipulated, only one aircraft fulfilled all 9, Apache. There were four or five aircraft in the race, from the Mangusta to the Cobra, but Apache won the competition.
Now if Lynx has fulfilled all of the key user requirements, then it the aircraft for the job, but it seems the MoD don't know what the job is.