iRaven
Welcome and I believe you have hit the nail on the head in certain areas.
On the saving of fast jets, I can only conclude that MRA4 would be next to useless in a contested environment without FJs to provide localised air supremacy/superiority - so I guess a "chicken and egg" decision had to be made?
BTW, I'm guessing from your nome-de-plume that you are something to do with Electronic Warfare?
The B Word
PS. I also feel that some of the outbursts from the KIS fraternity mirror that of Sharkey Ward's son on the Harrier thread - a lot about "me" and not really about the better good for what's left of the 3 services. We can do without MPAs for now, IMHO.