Do you really think the same arseholes who came up with that "plan" can't see that the next round of savings involve Typhoon? They may not know much about the Military, but they know cost savings when they see them.
The huge downturn in operational flying at Leuchars has shown that the sky will not fall in if we don't have 3 squadrons of fighters keeping up to speed. When they insist on that being required, their airships will need to explain how they have managed for 18 months without them.
Airpolice
If you are interested in the future of the RAFs FJ capabilities then the recent defence review holds the answer. So instead of talking nonsense have a read of SDSR and CAS's comments on SDSR. From the latter:
■The Combat Air Fleet will be streamlined. The Tornado GR4 Fleet will be reduced to a size commensurate with current and contingent operations based on a minimum of 5 operational squadrons and an OCU. The Tornado will retire progressively once the Typhoon Force has the capability and force size to take on the Offensive Support task. The Harrier GR9 Fleet will be retired by April 2011. The Typhoon Fleet will grow as quickly as practicable to become the core of our defensive and offensive combat capability.
That would suggest that the next savings will come with the retirement of GR4. This will happen when the Typhoon force is big enough to support UK QRA, Falklands QRA and the Offensive Task (Herrick). Typhoon is set for growth and the aircraft and pilots will have to deliver an air-air and air-surface capability.
So that is
the business case for making the Typhoon Squadrons replicate the sortie rates of old
With regards to basing, who knows!?