This report is utter cobblers, pure journalistic wishful speculation. With the SDSR savings target still 10s £billion adrift and savage cuts to come in PR12, including the delayed PR11 measures. it is more likely to be goodbye Challengers, Merlins and GR4s.
Now don't be like that. Here we are, all eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Liam MR1, and someone has to be the stark raving pessimist.
5 does seem an odd number, seeing as a year ago 9 was viewed as the absolute bare minimum needed for our new MPA...