Putting aside this inter service jibing.....it is clear that both the RN & the RAF were shocked at the political decision to axe the MRA4 and it's implications. Implications that mean that there has been much scrabbling to pull together some sort of Revised ASW and LRMPA strategy that fills the gap both in the short term, mid term and in the post 2020 future. Seems to me there might be some real cobbling together needed if any sort of long range fixed wing capability is to be funded in the next few years..and who owns and runs it is secondary to filling a critical gap in our defence at this juncture. However, the world post 2020 might take a completely different shape to whatever comes along soon, and who may operate it.....and what's more...if we had a JFH, still have a JHC, then we can have a jointly manned platform if we are to capitalise on our hard won expertise in both services...or is that too politically correct?