Becker. 3 years is 2018. That's when the last of the first 8 arrive. He's being entirely consistent with his previous comments and leaving space for more orders later on.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. There is an underlying narrative at play in all of this. You need to look through the words and find the nuance and the mental gymnastics that allows them to do something that at first glance appears contrary to previous utterances when in reality the previous utterances allowed a very significant amount of wriggle room.