Could a Buccaneer S.3 tanker survive into the 2010s?

Could a proposed Buccaneer S.3 used as a tanker remain in service into the 2010s?

Its airframe could plausibly last that long, but British budget decisions would be more likely to end its service than a hard technical limit.

No immediate airframe-life limit would prevent a tanker Buccaneer S.3 from remaining useful into the 2010s. The greater threat would be institutional and financial: a technically viable aircraft can still disappear when the Treasury removes its funding. Longevity therefore depends on fatigue life, continuing need, and defence policy.