Yeah but should we only arm ourselves for the sort of conflicts were engaged in now, where we're reliant on US airpower or for those Falkland like occasions where we find ourselves on our own?
That said, I'm not a spokeman for sharp grey pointy things inc. and I'd love to to see some nice shiny AT/AAR a/c that aren't knackered 40 year old airline cast-offs, kept on soley to keep contractors sweet come election time. (Couple of sqns worth of extra wokkas and crew for em would be pretty nice too while I'm dreaming).
I'd love it to happen but I don't think crapping on Typhoon or JSF is pertinent to the simple fact that the AT & SH fleet have been neglected for a long time and the government needs to get off its Arrse and fund us properly not cut us even further to the bone.