"By then the A400M programme - which is several billion euros over budget and four years late - should be running smoothly.
Seven European governments have each ordered dozens of the A400M aircraft in order to support the project.
In March this year (2010), the seven agreed to inject 1.5bn euros (£1.3bn) in additional funding.
So, how many of them are the RAF going to get, how many years late and at what unit cost?