It couldn't see any of the helos flying in Bosnia either, from what I recall, which was about the only thing of interest flying there...
Using it as a stop-gap-find-a-job high level asset is fine but until the waves of Russian bombers come over the horizon again, it's a bit of a lost soul...
An MPA could do everything over the ocean that was required, except lift someone out of the water - that was the point.