Absolutely agree. F-35 will be the new Sea Jet. Harrier is OLD technology, no matter how shiny the toys on the 2+ are. And all this 'Best BVR Fighter' stuff is very confusing. Is it talking about in the UK (which means it would only have to beat the F-3, which has 2 crew, a greater weaponload, more speed, endurance and range, a working and integrated datalink, a radar which is now just as good, etc), or is is it just trying to avoid the issue that it ain't that great in the close-in fight?
Moreover, F-35 will give us stealth. This in many ways makes up for the smaller weaponload and range than Typhoon, and the JSF's systems are pretty damn advanced too. There's every reason to think this will be the jet of choice for expeditionary air ops when it comes on line, whether that be carrier ops or part of medium/large scale efforts from concrete.