keesje
LRMPA task are apparently so urgent you can pause them for 5+ years without anyone getting hurt or even worried.
Its only been 3 years, or it will be at the end of this month. And has been pointed out before, how would you know whether people are "even worried"?
Meanwhile e.g. pirats are becoming a real problem
Really? When was the last time a vessel was taken by pirates?
Daily Telegraph
Not quite sure why the RAF need to change the requirement. Either you have a requirement or you don't. If your requirement is 4 hours on task at 1200nm range from base (quite a long transit distance as it happens) then that is your requirement. And there is a platform available that meets those requirements.