Handbags at dawn, eh?
By the way, I never said it would totally replace an MPAs bespoke capabilities, but it can offer some offset to the huge capability gap the loss of MRA4 will leave. If we had used the lessons we learned with Nimwacs and gone for a better idea than MRA4 then I suggest this whole sorry mess wouldn't be happening right now - quite simply the MoD/RAF backed a loser with MRA4.
Plenty of jobs coming up for ISTAR Aircrew and Engs on Support Helos, Reaper, RIVET JOINT, Shadow and Scavenger over the next few years; you'll just need to uproot from Morayshire to take them.
PS You can turn the AN/APY on and off, as and when - I don't get your point? It is designed for high level work and is optimised for a wide area picture, if that's what you're getting at.