With the purchase of only three RC-135’s, and now talk of purchasing five P-8s, is it safe to assume that the UK will integrate these US military airframes into the inspection cycles conducted by US military maintenance teams? It doesn’t make sense for the UK to ramp up an 18 month (soon to be 24 month) inspection team for only three Rivet Joint airframes. The same can be said for five P-8s. What has become of UK sovereignty?