Ah, I get it now. So when you say "with the sort of over the top MOD dream plan" and the DfT say "No loss of capability, No lesser service than now", it actually means we'll get what we can afford, we'll get what we pay for, and the deficiencies will be spun away and suddenly become enhancements!
Sounds like the Mil SMEs that have been working hard for this project are really wasting their time
