Great news but...
I am amazed the press hasn't latched on to the fact that this is a massive slap in the face for DPA and BAES. Essentially the Govt has confirmed that this is a capability that have always needed and will always need but which the collective incompetency of the MOD PE/DPA and BAES was unable to deliver despite having 14 years to do so. The prospect of ever building an aeroplane in the UK again seems rather distant though. Nevertheless, this is a time to celebrate the righting of a wrong.