Hm
The problem with trying to sell some of our 232 is that BAe want to sell 232 to the RAF and lots of others to other nations.
If BAe do have a tightly drawn up contract then there may not be any chance of ditching the Typhoon numbers and the plan, according to them, will go as:
RAF buys 232
Austria orders and gets some of the airframes allocated to us
Tranche 2 and 3 are delayed to ensure that export customers get priority.
Possibly