It's alright Mr Mouse. It is part of a cunning MOD Masterplan to keep expenditure off the balance sheets.
After all, these pesky aircraft spend the majority of their time on terra firma - so owned by the Land Army.
Once they become airborne - ownership & operating costs transfer to Air Force.
If you keep up enough of an Op Tempo, the good folk in accounting will never be able to pin down who owns what.
Perhaps Air could re-charge Land for the transport costs to deliver A2G weapons from the ground to the ground.
They will be making a 'negative profit' once again. (c) David Gunson