I'd like to echo Tarnished's thoughts on Typhoon. I got to fly it but once. It was superb. I've flown in a wide selection of military hardware from all over the place, but Typhoon was in a class of its own for performance. Cold war spec or not, if I had to go to war again (anywhere) I'd like to do it in a jet that can piss all over the opposition without breaking sweat. There may be better US products (F22 perhaps) but the advantage of having a European or National software controlled by us is impossible to overstate. And another thing. Expensive though a Typhoon may be, its a drop in the bucket compared to the Raptor.
I think I'll join Tarnished for a Jack and Coke.