"I am not sure that those currently in the MOD are fully aware of the scale of the task ahead of us to recover this."
HAS - I don't believe there is any intention to replace what we had previously
if we're lucky we'll get some P-8's with some cominality with our Cousins that will have some anti-sub capability
if we're unlucky it will be some turboprop's tasked with maritime patrol and search & rescue
The country is still not out of the woods financially and with people screaming that they should spend more and more on things like the NHS the defence budget will continue under a great deal of strain