I don't think we're going to get more jets and I don't think we should waste our breath trying to make a case. Losing green Merlin does indeed make more sense than trimming Chinook numbers but the Navy can probably make a better case for CHF than the RAF can for 60 odd Chinooks. Watch out Puma and Benson...
And any talk of P-8 is nonsense. Tornado? Gone in 12 months.