Jabba TG12
Sadly Sir, I agree. The Military Air Solutions division is finished. We can kid ourselves that 20-odd Mantis unmanned aircraft will save it, but it won't (
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation Sign MOU to develop UAS proposal - BAE Systems). Once Typhoon is delivered, JSF is assembled and the last of the 28 Hawk 128s are delivered, that will be it.
Oh, and before people start talking Taranis; the Deep and Persistent Operational Capability (DPOC) was cancelled under SDSR. No need, we have JSF and Typhoon (allegedly!).
The end is in sight as far as I can see. The ability to design, manufacture, assemble and maintain a truly "Sovereign Capability" went years ago. Anyway, the one eyed idiot has spent all of our money even if we wanted to spend well over the market price to support this dwindling industry.
Time to get that B1 or B2 EASA Licensed Engineer ticket chaps and fill a maintenance job with the airlines with better job prospects than aircraft manufacture.
The B Word