TT - ah but will the "asap" be "s" enough to plug the gap that looms when we start needing to do the centre wing boxes on the J? Airbus may push the Mighty M out the front door in time (relatively speaking) but the QQ & trials work "required" on her before she starts hurling things at the countryside will be in the order of years rather than months
I'll be delighted to be proved wrong mind.
My money is on an interim purchase of 4/5
Js and another C17 to fill the gap....