To my microsopic knowledge, no Europhoon has ever had hardware for deck operations tried, though I'm sure BAe will have tried simulated projections.
About the best thing out of a conventional rather than STOVL design seems to be AEW, though that doesn't seem an insurmountable snag.
If really wishing to save money, how about warmed-over Harrier 2+ , some with buddy tanks...? They carry AMRAAMS, Sniper etc, and not many potential enemies can leg it past those !
Harrier 2+ & V-22 seems a good bet ( so won't happen ).