Why EJ200 engines would turn Buccaneer into a new aircraft

Why replace the Blackburn Buccaneer's engines with EJ200s?

The attraction is greater performance, but balance, wing-root condition, and late timing make it an extensive rebuilding project with little remaining service opportunity.

An EJ200-powered Buccaneer sounds attractive until the aircraft's balance and remaining structural life are considered. The engines are said to fit the original airframe, but their different size and mass would alter its center of mass. That raises problems for wing roots already associated with fatigue and maneuvering restrictions. The timing is unfavorable as well: EJ200 development arrives near the end of Buccaneer service, while squadrons are already converting to Tornado. A workable installation would require extensive rebuilding of an aircraft being replaced.