So progress is replacing a capable but old system with a less capable (certainly by the accounts I've seen on here and elsewhere) and even older system? Whats wrong with a unique UK system in comparison to a unique US system that we don't have control over? Are we getting the full capability, particularly given the fuss over F35 code?
When exactly are we looking at introducing these into service, and will there be any sort of capability "holiday"?
Beyond engines, how much commonality is there really between this and the E3? Are we just buying ourselves a bigger problems in buying 3 aircraft that we can support less well than the 3 we are replacing?