"Why would you want it to fly into a high threat environment when you've just brought A400Ms and C-17s to do exactly that?
I believe the C17 and A400 where brought to carry cargo, and outsized cargo at that. They are a very expensive way to move passengers when you work out the MPG of each type and divide by the number of passengers"
But didn't we buy these as tankers and not as AT aircraft, hence the name FSTA - Future Strategic TANKER Aircraft.