F15 F16 F18 C130 C17 UH-1 UH-60 MH53 CH47 AC130
All of the above are best of class (for their time) and available off the shelf.
Nimrod, Harrier, Hawk, TSR2 (standing by for incoming), Belfast
All world class leaders of their time.
Nimrod 2000, F3, EH101, A400M?
The recent projects just don't hit the mark. The Typhoon is an impressive aircraft as I have said, but it is late and overbudget.
The Merlin is proving itself, but was slow to start and will never be what the customer wanted ie: The Army.
Ask the taxpayers if they want the kudos of a second rate defence industry, and some secured jobs at Yeovil, or whether they want truckloads of tax saved by buying an equally capable product off the shelf. I dare you!