Canny ploy maybe....deny Junglies the Merlins.....Seaking pays off in 2016....end of RN in SH....RAF take over JHC....job done.
I think thats the point. If the RAF are seen as having sacrificed an entire aircraft force then this is going to see the end of the CHF's part within JHC - maybe not such a bad thing. The CHF would have to stand alone. Could they do it?