All very nice, but it will actually be able to do much. Talking to some USN aviation dudes the other day it appears that it will spend most of its time at FL nosebleed very rarely venturing down to low level. And it doesn't have GPS fitted sonobuoys so I can't see it tracking any subs particularly accurately from up there. The Australians who I have also spoken with are hugley disappointed in its capabilities and, if rumour is correct, they are looking for a way out of the project as well. Will the UK buy any - I hope not as they are overpriced and underperforming but we do need a replacement for the MR2/MRA4 though. Whilst the good old MR2 was perhaps not attractive to some (although it was very pleasing to my eye) it was good at all its roles especially those that we are not allowed to talk about.