As they rightly pointed-out, it's a nightmare keeping just two Tornados serviceable for a couple of displays every weekend so the idea of six Typhoons... no chance,
Are these aircraft not required to be kept operational for the defence of the nation? We have 4 AD squadrons based in the UK, who aren't exactly in the public eye. Incorporating some limited team display flying into their workload would be seen as value for money by the public. We have a CVS which can't put to sea for lack of an airgroup and shortage of pilots. We have Squaddies who have to fly on the wings of Apaches because we lack sufficient SH support. Putting aside the emotional attachment we all have to the Reds, procuring new airframes for the Reds at the expense of the above is unnaceptable and that is the tough choice someone has to make. If the status quo is maintained something else has to go.