Bob Viking,
I take your point, I probably did anyway then again, the US despite the obvious difference in funding and quantity, still fields equally capable aircraft, well, latest Block F-16 alongside F-22, F-35 etc.
artyhug
Quantity has a quality all its own. Its depth and mass we're lacking nowadays, but the intention is dispense with what we can on cost grounds, rather than utilise or bring up to date the tranche 1 Typhoons, they are to go.
FB