...have the nav fit to fly legally in the EU... yes or no?
Yes, both of them.
Next question?
...but without a working DAS you just ain't going to get a look in.
Then...the UK guys will just have to sit and wait in theatre, for the RAF kit that might be indefinitely delayed.
Fine by me, but...I wonder how they feel?
The US DoD long ago found out that civvy air transport was they way to go, in most cases.