Ahh I see "an industry official" said.... So they are unlikely to know in any detail then!
But for the UK one of the biggest gaps in the arsenal is that left by the withdrawal of Nimrod and its primary role was........ ASW! Even CAS' statement indicates that.
As for
“The aircraft has to be able to take on a wide variety of missions, be versatile, adaptable, interoperable and easily upgradable.”
sounds very much like a silver bullet to me.