No surprises here then. The Hawk airframe has realistically come to the end of its life; there are much better airframes now available on the market. BAE's only hope is that the software they're designing for the 128 is good enough to lure a final small order or two. The big problem is that the Hawk airframe is not optimised for the current generation of agile fighters. Also, the development of the airframe from the original T Mk1 to the 128 has resulted in too many technical and aerodynamic compromises.