Leon
You forget on task for 14 hrs+, provide a picture to virtually anyone on the planet who needs it (including the troops in contact ofc) and probably more SA and comms than any other asset in theatre. And other stuff.
Now why would we want any of that?
I'm not normally a conspiracy theorist but this particular decision looks very weird. FJ/multi vested interests anyone? Or is it just plain old stupidity?
Of course, I am biased.