I'm sure that the 130J saga has also been studied by Airbus Mil! They are also acutely aware of the honesty surrounding the grandiose claims made by LM for the digitally-remastered C130 that the RAF has been saddled with.
Regarding the 3rd crew station, I doubt that there will be a need for a submarine-spotter to be carried on tactical low level overland sorties or to work with MIDS should that be fitted - which I sincerely hope it will as it would be utter folly not to cary it! Have AEOps any relevant AAR trail expertise? Somehow I doubt it; sometimes they are good at getting out-of-date and irrelevant weather from Artichoke on North Atlantic trails rather than current weather from other sources. Last time I did such a trail, we had to tell the so-called communications experts in the Nimrod how to obtain Canadian MACS access........