BEagle has convincingly dismissed the 146 as a serious tanker option from land bases but what about from a QE Class Carrier? With 2 donks closed down or at flight idle, would it be an AEW or MPA option? On the latter role, the kit fitted to the Coastguarder must still be better than most seaborne sets around.
All acedamic, though, as that production line would never open again.