pr00ne,
I agree that the RAF is still high quality but quantity has a quality all of its' own and our numbers just do not add up to an air force, unfortunately.
Next time "the few" might not get away with mere skill and cunning because modern weapons defer to neither. Young Mohammed in his Russian/French/Chinese/American automated fly-by-money fighter has a very good chance of winning and Cpl Al Nazry with his oil-funded SAM will rot your wings off.
Capability in the future will be more about funding than ability.